Thomas Leslie Castle (abt. 1907 - abt. 1977)

Born about 8 Feb 1907 in Prospect, South Australia, Australia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died about 3 Feb 1977 at about age 69 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia [uncertain]

Biography

Minnie and Bill’s only son, Leslie enlisted in the Australian Army in 1941 and, as S47595, became a Private in the 25th Garrison Battalion.

He did not see active service, but one of his duties was to guard prisoners-of-war.

In civilian life, Les was a clerk and then Secretary of the Australian Wheat Board. He also worked, for a time, in the Woods and Forests Department.

Les did not marry.

This is a works in progress and any assistance with information or source details would be very much appreciated.

Sources

Information taken from the Weidenhofer Database compiled from family input and research for the book “A History of the Weidenhofer Families in Australia 1846 – 2004© ”.
Reproduced with permission of Stewart Allen, Barry Malcolm and Carlien Melrose.

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