Regimental number | 8/835 |
Place of birth | Obingaiti |
Address | Ohingaiti |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, E L Leeks, Ohingaiti |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
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 rank | Private |
Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery (Row C, Grave No 3089) |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | E. Lowry Leeks and Minnie Leeks |
Family/military connections | Brother: 8/2441 Pte Ivan Lewis LEEKS, 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 14 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Died at sea of wounds sustained at Gallipoli. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
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