SCHROETER, Leonard Percy
Service Number: | 4412 |
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Enlisted: | 1 June 1939 |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 2 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia, 11 February 1915 |
Home Town: | Winchelsea, Surf Coast, Victoria |
Schooling: | Melbourne High School & Geelong Technical College |
Occupation: | Welder & Motor Engineer |
Died: | Illness, Daly Waters, Northern Territory, Australia , Germany, 9 March 1942, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, Northern Territory F .C. 11 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
1 Jun 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, No. 2 Squadron (RAAF) | |
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3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 4412 |
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Leonard Percy SCHROETER was born in Winchelsea, Victoria on 11th February, 1915
His parents were Henry SCHROETER & Kate Una LOUGHRON
He married Martha Isabella MAWSON in Victoria in 1938
He collapsed & died whilst under anaesthetic for a minor operation on 9th March, 1942
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Three of his brothers also served during WW2
1. Henry William SCHROETER (SN V15112) Army
2. Russell Hurst SCHROETER (SN 18706) RAAF
3. Lancelot Adrian SCHROETER (SN 50156) RAAF