Leonard John KINZETT

Regimental number7/221
AddressTapawera, Nelson
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMrs Sophia Kinzett, Tapawera, Nelson
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Lyttelton on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 26 September 1916
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot IV, Row I, Grave No 2), Mericourt-l'Abbe, near Albert, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Sophie Kinzett, Tapawera, Nelson
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body