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BURRELL, Leslie Cuthbertson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX55590 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 24 January 1915 |
| Home Town: | Strathfield, Strathfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Jivevaneng, New Guinea, 13 October 1943, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Cemetery/memorial reference: FF. D. 14., Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Municipality of Strathfield WW2 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, NX55590 | |
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| 1 Jul 1940: | Enlisted NX55590, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, NX55590, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Aug 1942: | Involvement NX55590, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein, Tel el Eisa & El Alamein campaigns. | |
| 13 Oct 1943: | Involvement Corporal, NX55590, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, KIA Jivevaneng |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale
Cpl Leslie Cuthbertson Burrell served previously with 2/17 Bn in the Tel el Eisa, El Alamein & Lae campaigns before KIA at Jivevaneng, New Guinea.