Leonard George HARDIE

Regimental number25/327
OccupationPastrycook
Next of kinFather, Andrew Douglas Hardie, 9 Sherbourne Street, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
The 3rd Battalion, C Company, New Zealand Rifle Brigade left New Zealand on board three ships: HMNZT 42 ('Ulimaroa'), HMNZT 43 ('Mokoia') and HMNZT 44 ('Navua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCorporal
Final unitC Company, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 9 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialBeaulencourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 35), Ligny-Thilloy, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Andrew and Grace Hardie, 9 Sherbourne Street, St Albans, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 11