Josha Alexander LE QUESNE

Regimental number23/2024
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFather, Josha Le Quesne, Puketapu, Hawke's Bay
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 4 March 1916
E Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 47 Willochra and HMNZT 48 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs Josha Lequesne, Puketapu, Hawke's Bay
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 29