| Service number | NX32179 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 1918-06-11 |
| Death Date | 1943-09-07 |
| Death Place | New Guinea |
| Final Rank | Acting Corporal |
| Service | Australian Army |
| Unit | 2/33rd Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Place | New Guinea |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Acting Corporal Leslie John Cook
Description
Corporal Leslie John Cook enlisted to the Second Australian Imperial Force on 14 June 1940. After a period of training, he joined 2/33 Australian Infantry Battalion and served in the Middle East, Australia and New Guinea. On 7 September 1943, at Jackson’s Airfield, Port Moresby, a fully-loaded Liberator bomber crashed into trucks carrying members of 2/33 Australian Infantry Battalion, including Corporal Cook. He, among many others, died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash. Corporal Cook is buried at Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea.
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- 2/33rd Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Acting Corporal
Timeline
| Date of birth | 11 June 1918 | |
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| Date of enlistment | 14 June 1940 | |
| Date of death | 07 September 1943 |
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