# Leonard Siffleet

> Leonard George Siffleet 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.

*Australian soldier, beheaded by the Japanese in 1943*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** Australia
- **Born:** 1916-01-14
- **Died:** 1943-10-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.9 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 12.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 1.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [ليونارد سيفليت](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AA)
- [Leonard Siffleet](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Siffleet)
- [Leonard Siffleet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Siffleet)
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- [레나드 시플릿](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A0%88%EB%82%98%EB%93%9C_%EC%8B%9C%ED%94%8C%EB%A6%BF)
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- [Сиффлит, Леонард](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%84%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82%2C_%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5195494)

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