Lewis Maurice LEAMAN

Regimental number7/359
Date of birth1895
Place of birthSpotswood
ReligionChurch of England
Addressc/o A W Rutherford, Brookdale, Parnassus
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 8"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Maria Jane Leaman, 353 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch
Enlistment date21 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAddington
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 rankTrooper
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 14 July 1915
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialCanterbury Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 2), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: H.D. and Maria Leaman
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, Walker's Ridge, Gallipoli, 14 July 1915.

War service: 328 days (of which 295 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 10918454