Leigh Brereton Falkiner (1922–1942)
LAC Leigh Brerton [Brereton] Sadleir Falkiner, 20, whose death in an air accident is reported, was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Leigh S. Falkiner, of Domain rd., South Yarra, and a grandson of the late Mr. Frank S. Falkiner, of Boonoke, NSW. He was educated in England, and later at Geelong GS and Trinity College, Melbourne University, where he studied law. He was a good athlete, cricketer, and rifle shot. He went to England to enlist in 1940, and had just completed his training when the accident occurred.
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Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Falkiner, Beatrice Lyle (mother)
- Falkiner, Leigh Sadleir (father)
- Falkiner, Beatrice Ann (sister)
- Palanpur, Joan Alice (sister)
- McDonald, Rebecca Sadleir (aunt)
- Carse, Alice Metford (aunt)
- Knight, Emilie Adelaide (aunt)
- McBean, Louisa Fraser (aunt)
- Wilkinson, Ethel Beatrice (aunt)
- Falkiner, Franc Brereton (uncle)
- Falkiner, Norman Fraser (uncle)
- Falkiner, Otway Rothwell (uncle)
- Falkiner, Ralph Sadleir (uncle)
- Falkiner, Elizabeth Ethel (aunt by marriage)
- Falkiner, Elizabeth (aunt by marriage)
- Falkiner, Una Caroline (aunt by marriage)
- Falkiner, Emily Elizabeth (grandmother)
- Falkiner, Franc Sadleir (grandfather)
- Young, Robert Edward (grandfather)
- Simmons, Leigh (niece)
- Carse, John Robertson Falkiner (cousin)
- O'Brien, Emilie Cleve (cousin)
- Sampson, Ida Cleve (cousin)
- Gibbs, Margaret Falkiner (cousin)
- Knight, Frederick Falkiner (cousin)
- Blakeney, Mary Alice (cousin)
- Falkiner, George Brereton (cousin)
- Falkiner, Otway McLaurin (cousin)
- Steer, Lawre Rothwell (cousin)
- Falkiner, John Alexander (cousin)
Citation details
'Falkiner, Leigh Brereton (1922–1942)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/falkiner-leigh-brereton-19538/text30898, accessed 22 November 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
11 June,
1922
Victoria,
Australia
Death
12 February,
1942
(aged 19)
Oxford,
Oxfordshire,
England