Leslie Greener


Herbert Leslie Greener was a soldier, writer, artist, journalist, and egyptologist. He was born in Constantia, [Cape Town|Constantia], South Africa. He studied at Felsted School from 1914 to 1917, then Sandhurst, before joining the Indian Army.
His first marriage was to painter Rhona Haszard. The couple lived on the premises of Victoria [College, Alexandria|Victoria College] in Alexandria, Egypt, where he taught art and French.
He wrote about his time as a prisoner of the Japanese while serving in the Australian Army during World War II.
He lived in Hobart, Tasmania.

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