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LANGUSCH, Leslie Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 405744 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 May 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 30 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 25 October 1917 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Aircraft accident, Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia, 5 August 1942, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale War Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria 1.P.C.6, Springvale War Cemetery, Springvale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gympie WW2, Maryborough Queen's Park War Memorial, Maryborough St. Paul's Anglican Church Book of Remembrance, Maryborough State High School Roll of Honour, Tinana No 5 Division Burrum Shire Honour Board, Tinana War Memorial, Widgee War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 405744 | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 May 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, No. 30 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 25 May 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 405744, No. 30 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Alfred Eric and Lily Langusch of Maryborough, Queensland
RAAF Beaufighter aircraft A19-12 of Number 30 Squadron was lost near Whittlesea, Victoria resulting in the deaths of Pilot Officer Leslie Douglas Langusch 405744 & Sergeant Norman Edward Greasley 205761 - incident is mentioned in the book "Beaufighters over New Guinea" by George Turnbull Dick
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