Leonard Herbert SOWRY

Regimental number32242
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, Herbert Sowry, Makomako, Pahiatua
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 13th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNo 12 (Nelson) Company, 3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 11 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialLondon Rifle Brigade Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No 7), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Herbert and Eliza Sowry, Makomako, Pahiatua, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 28

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