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HANLIN, Leonard George Forbes
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX10814 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 January 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Service Corps |
| Born: | Penola, South Australia, 18 May 1909 |
| Home Town: | Sefton Park, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wharf Labourer |
| Died: | Died at sea (Rakuyo Maru), South China Sea, 13 September 1944, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated: - Panel 21, Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 2 Jan 1941: | Involvement Lance Corporal, SX10814 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 2 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, SX10814 | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, Died whilst a prisoner of Japanese Imperial Forces. | |
| 13 Sep 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, SX10814, Australian Army Service Corps, Presumed to have died when Rakuyō Maru was sunk by USS Sealion II. | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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