James Gunn LECKIE

Regimental number14443
OccupationTannery hand
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Shadforth, Selwyn Street, Onehunga
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
The Infantry component of the 14th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunaganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 28 February 1917
Place of burialLondon rifle Brigade Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 29), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs J. Shadforth, Catherine Street, Onehunga, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 4

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