| Service number | VX37811 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 1906-01-15 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Death Date | 1979-08-21 |
| Final Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | 2/29th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Place | Melbourne |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Lieutenant Leslie Timothy Kelly
Description
Lieutenant Leslie Timothy Kelly enlisted to the Second Australian Imperial Force on 19 July 1940. He joined 2/29 Australian Infantry Battalion, and served with this unit in Malaya. In early 1942, Lieutenant Kelly was captured by the Japanese as a prisoner of war. He was interned at a prisoner of war camp at Kuching, Borneo. After the war, Lieutenant Kelly returned to Australia, and was discharged on 19 January 1946.
Rolls
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Second World War POWs and Missing Persons:
- Unit
- 2/29th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant
Timeline
| Date of birth | 15 January 1906 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of enlistment | 19 July 1940 | |
| Date of discharge | 19 January 1946 | |
| Date of death | 21 August 1979 |