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Leslie James Risby 1921 - 1942

Leslie James Risby of Oakdale Road, in Picton, Wollondilly Shire Council County, NSW Australia was born on October 24, 1921 in Alexandria, City of Sydney County, and died at age 21 years old on December 19, 1942 at Kokoda Track, in Kokoda, Sohe District County, Northern Province Papua New Guinea. Leslie Risby was buried at Port Moresby Memorial Panel 7..

Leslie James Risby
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Oakdale Road, in Picton, Wollondilly Shire Council County, NSW 2571, Australia
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October 24, 1921
Alexandria, City of Sydney County, NSW, 2015, Australia
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December 19, 1942
Kokoda Track, in Kokoda, Sohe District County, Northern Province, Papua New Guinea
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  • 10/24
    1921

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    October 24, 1921
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    Alexandria, City of Sydney County, NSW 2015, Australia
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Leslie was the eldest child & only son of George James RISBY & Florence May SCHMIDT, & was born at Alexandria in Sydney, NSW Australia on 24 October 1921. He was a member of the ACMF and his Service Number was N375109. He was in the 55/53 Australian Infantry Battalion, whom wear their nickname of "The Mice of Moresby" with pride. He was MIA, presumed dead on 19 December 1942 & has no formal grave, but he is commemorated on Panel 7, Port Moresby Memorial, New Guinea. His siblings were :- Gwendolin Norma (b: 21 Nov 1922) , Dorothy (b: 11 Jan 1924), Jean (b: 30 Aug 1925) & Eileen + stillborn twin (b: 6 Oct 1932). His father: George James RISBY b: 14 July 1891. Hillend, NSW. d: 30 Jun 1958, Camden Hospital, NSW His mother: Florence May SCHMIDT b: 5 Oct 1894, 22 Carlton Cres, Summer Hill, Sydney NSW. d: 19 Mar 1980 at the family farm, Oakdale Road, Picton,NSW. His parents were 1st cousins & married at St Clements Church, Marrickville on 29 Jan 1921. They are buried in a joint grave in the C/E Cemetery, Upper Picton. NSW

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    Service number: n375109 Rank: Private Regiment: Australian Infantry Unit/ship/squadron: A.c.m.f. 55/53 Bn.
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    December 19, 1942
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    Kokoda Track, in Kokoda, Sohe District County, Northern Province Papua New Guinea
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In 1921, in the year that Leslie James Risby was born, the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.
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In 1930, by the time he was only 9 years old, on August 6th, N.Y. Supreme Court Judge Joseph Crater went through papers in his office, destroyed some of them, withdrew all his money from the bank - $5,150, sold his stock, met friends at a restaurant for dinner and disappeared after getting into a taxi (or walking down the street - his friends' testimony later changed). His disappearance was reported to the police on September 3rd - almost a month later. His wife didn't know what happened, his fellow Justices had no idea, and his mistresses (he had several) said that they didn't know. While his disappearance was front page news, his fate was never discovered and after 40 years the case was closed, still without knowing if Crater was dead or alive.
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