John Dinnie LEITCH

Regimental number7/224
AddressKaikoura
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinJames Leitch, Kaikoura, Marlborough
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Lyttelton on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitNew Zealand Mounted Machine Gun Squadron
Place of burialCairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row O, Grave No 32), Egypt
Other details

Died in Egypt of wounds sustained in Palestine.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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