Robert Gordon LEEDEN

Regimental number8/66
Date of birth10 January 1895
Place of birthMosgiel, Otago
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
AddressMosgiel, Otago
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Leeden, Gordon Road, Mosgiel, Otago
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand
Discharge date26 October 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front, Mesopotamia, Persia

Attached to Dunsterforce 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death11 January 1973
Age at death78