Leigh Vial

Male, Deceased Person

1909 – 1943

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Who was Leigh Vial?

Leigh Grant Vial DSC was an Australian patrol officer and coastwatcher in Papua New Guinea during World War II. While a patrol officer he became the first white person to climb Mount Wilhelm the highest mountain in Papua New Guinea.

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Born
Feb 28, 1909
Died
Apr 30, 1943

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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