Leslie Vincent KAY

Regimental number10/921
Date of birth2 January 1891
Place of birthMasterton
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSchool teacher
AddressMakaraka
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 7.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinJohn Kay, Makaraka, Gisborne
Previous military serviceServed in C Company, 9th (Hawke's Bay) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentGisborne
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankSergeant
Final unitNew Zealand Army Ordnance Corps
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 18 April 1919
Discharge date27 June 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, England

Commenced return to New Zealand from Tilbury on board HT 'Tofua', 18 April 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 27 June 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death28 January 1939 Wellington
Age at death48
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18055424

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