| Regimental number | 6/3069 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Blenheim |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Baker |
| Address | Marlborough |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 161 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs V Leckner, Ward, Marlborough |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Cadets; left the district; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 2), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Annie Leckner, Wellington; husband of Vivienne Dallimore (formerly Leckner), Dargaville, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 9 October 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 November 1915. Joined Canterbury Infantry Bn, Ismailia, 9 January 1916. Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Wounded (remained at duty), 26 September 1916. Admitted to No Convalescent Depot, Wimereux, 18 October 1916 (contusion, back); rejoined Bn, in the field, 21 November 1916. Employed in Brigade Change Room, 2 January 1917; rejoined Bn, 25 January 1917. Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 28 April 1917 (scabies), and transferred to No 4 Stationary Hospital, Arques; rejoined Bn, 11 May 1917. Detached to Reinforcements Camp, Morbecque, 30 May 1917; rejoined Bn, 19 June 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 15 July 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 30 July 1917. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 9 August 1917 (venereal disease: gonorrhoea), and transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to No 2 Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 11 August 1917; to No 51 General Hospital, Etaples, 12 August 1917; discharged to Base Depot, 6 September 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 9 October 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 27 days. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 13 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917'. War service: 2 years 124 days (of which 735 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Seventh |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10918555 |