Leonard HENDLE

Regimental number2/49
True NameHENDLE, Leonard Henry
AddressKaiwarra
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, William Hendle, Kaiwarra, Wellington
Rank on embarkationBombardier
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Field Artillery, Samoan Advance Party
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 August 1914
The Samoan Advance Party left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 1 'Moeraki' and HMNZT 2 'Monowai'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unit6th Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 10 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot IX, Row P, Grave No 6), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: William and Eliza Hendle, Pickering Terrace, Kaiwarra; Wife: Eliza Agnes Hendle, 1 Pickering Terrace, Kaiwarra, Wellington
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 2/1792 Gunner Ernest Alf HENDLE, New Zealand Field Artillery, died of disease, 18 September 1915; 8/2274 Pte William George HENDLE, 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 27 September 1916.
Other details

War service: Samoa, Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Samoan Adv & Fifth

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