Joseph LEEF

Regimental number69770
Date of birth15 November 1889
OccupationContractor
Next of kinFather, R Leef, Whirinaki, Hokianga
Rank on embarkationBombardier
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 38th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from New Zealand on board Balmoral Castle on 24 April 1918
The 'Balmoral Castle' left New Zealand, 24 April 1918; returned to Wellington, 27 April 1918; sailed again, 2 May 1918.
Final rankBombardier
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateDied of disease 2 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialWhirinaki (Tongariro) Maori Cemetery
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Isabella Leef, Whirinaki, Northland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 83, p. 15

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