Henry John LEES

Regimental number15925
OccupationSawmiller
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Lees, Kohukohu Hokianga
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Waitemata on 26 July 1916
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Fate27 March 1918
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialEuston Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row N, Grave No 3), Colincamps, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Memorial Gates, Kohukohu Primary School, Hokianga. Mother: Mrs J. Lees, 52 Valley Road, Mount Eden, Auckland
Family/military connectionsBrother: 15924 Rifleman Frank LEES, 3rd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 14 August 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 18

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