Virtual War Memorial | Leslie Charles ("Troop Starver") SIMPSON

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SIMPSON, Leslie Charles

Service Number:	NX52928
Enlisted:	5 July 1940
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	Infantry Training Battalions
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 13 March 1915
Home Town:	Rockdale, Rockdale, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

World War 2 Service

5 Jul 1940:	Enlisted NX52928, Infantry Training Battalions
5 Jul 1940:	Enlisted
26 Sep 1942:	Involvement Lieutenant, NX52928, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein
23 Jun 1945:	Involvement Captain, NX52928, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Borneo - Operation Oboe July - August 1945
22 Sep 1945:	Discharged Captain, NX52928, Posting at discharge - 8 Infantry Training Battalion
22 Sep 1945:	Discharged NX52928, Infantry Training Battalions
Date unknown:	Involvement Captain, NX52928, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale

2/17 Bn Campaigns - El Alamein (Platoon Commander), Borneo (HQ Company, OC 6 Platoon)