The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Papers of and relating to Sergeant Leonard George Siffleet (NX143314), a member of M Special Unit, received or gathered by his sister, Veronica Pearl (later Brodbeck). They comprise:
(1) enlistment and other service papers, 1941-2
(2) letters from Siffleet from Melbourne, Cairns and Port Moresby, concerning mainly family matters and his early service experiences, 1942
(3) official and Red Cross correspondence after he went missing, 1943
(4) post-war official correspondence concerning his death, including a letter from the Directorate of War Graves Services regarding unsuccessful searches for his gravesite, 1946
(5) Siffleet's prayerbook.
Siffleet was executed at Aitape on 24 October 1943 for his role, as a wireless operator, in a commando operation in Japanese occupied New Guinea, while serving with the Allied Intelligence Bureau's M Special Unit. A photograph of his execution became a famous wartime image after it was published in `Life' magazine and is in the AWM Photograph Collection.
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX143314 Sergeant Leonard George Siffleet. Collection consists of two letters sent by Allied Intelligence Bureau (AIB), New Guinea Headquarters,
Len Siffleet and his fiancee Clarice Lane. On 24 October 1943, NX143314 Sergeant (Sgt) Leonard George (Len) Siffleet, along with his two Ambonese companions, was executed by order of Japanese Vice Adm
Len Siffleet and his fiancee Clarice Lane on a day's outing. On 24 October 1943, NX143314 Sergeant (Sgt) Leonard George (Len) Siffleet, along with his two Ambonese companions, was executed by order of
Studio portrait of Len Siffleet in civilian clothes. On 24 October 1943, NX143314 Sergeant Leonard George (Len) Siffleet, along with his two Ambonese companions, was executed by order of Japanese Vice
Informal portrait of Len Siffleet and his fiancee Clarice Lane relaxing in a backyard. On 24 October 1943, NX143314 Sergeant (Sgt) Leonard George (Len) Siffleet, along with his two Ambonese companions
Len Siffleet and his fiancee Clarice Lane at Circular Quay en route for a day at Manly. On 24 October 1943, NX143314 Sergeant (Sgt) Leonard George (Len) Siffleet, along with his two Ambonese companion
