Leonard Siffleet
Leonard George Siffleet (14 January 1916 – 24 October 1943) was an Australian commando of World War II. Born in Gunnedah, New South Wales, he joined the Second Australian Imperial Force in 1941, and by 1943 had reached the rank of sergeant. Posted to M Special Unit of the Services Reconnaissance Department, Siffleet was on a mission in Papua New Guinea when he and two Ambonese companions were captured by partisan tribesmen and handed over to the Japanese. All three men were interrogated, tortured and later beheaded. A photograph of Siffleet's impending execution became an enduring image of the war, and his identity was often confused with that of other servicemen who suffered a similar fate, in particular Flight Lieutenant Bill Newton.
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Leonard Siffleet
Leonard George Siffleet (14 January 1916 – 24 October 1943) was an Australian commando of World War II. Born in Gunnedah, New South Wales, he joined the Second Australian Imperial Force in 1941, and by 1943 had reached the rank of sergeant. Posted to M Special Unit of the Services Reconnaissance Department, Siffleet was on a mission in Papua New Guinea when he and two Ambonese companions were captured by partisan tribesmen and handed over to the Japanese. All three men were interrogated, tortured and later beheaded. A photograph of Siffleet's impending execution became an enduring image of the war, and his identity was often confused with that of other servicemen who suffered a similar fate, in particular Flight Lieutenant Bill Newton.
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Leonard George (Len) Siffleet, ...... Flight lieutenant Bill Newton.
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Leonard George Siffleet (14 Ja ...... Flight Lieutenant Bill Newton.
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Леонард Джордж Сиффлит (англ. ...... Сиффлита и трёх его товарищей.
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Studio portrait of Len Siffleet circa 1941
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* Pacific War
** New Guinea campaign
*** Operation Whiting
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1916-01-14
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Leonard George Siffleet
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Gunnedah, Australia
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1943-10-24
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Aitape, Papua New Guinea
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Leonard George (Len) Siffleet, ...... un sort similaire, en particul
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Leonard George Siffleet (14 Ja ...... Flight Lieutenant Bill Newton.
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Leonard George Siffleet (14 de ...... , en particular, el teniente .
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Леонард Джордж Сиффлит (англ. ...... ла запечатлена на фотографиях.
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Leonard Siffleet
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Сиффлит, Леонард
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레나드 시플릿
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