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Vial, Leigh Grant (1909–1943)

patrol officer and coastwatcher

Leigh Vial, by Stuart Collie, c1942

Leigh Vial, by Stuart Collie, c1942

Australian War Memorial, P00849.001

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Leigh Vial, by Stuart Collie, c1942

Leigh Vial, by Stuart Collie, c1942

Australian War Memorial, P00849.001

Life Summary [details]

Birth

28 February, 1909
Camberwell, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

30 April, 1943 (aged 34)
Bena Bena, Papua New Guinea

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