Leslie John JONES

Regimental number6/4618
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinSister, Mrs McKay, 26 Paran Street, Kaiti, Gisborne
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Details (to make up shortages in 10th Reinforcements), Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
Members of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Mr J Jones, 3 Vincent Street, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 28

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