James Alexander LESLIE

Regimental number14444
OccupationStudent
Next of kinFather, D K A Leslie, Lynton Avenue, Onehunga
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
The Infantry component of the 14th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunaganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 16 June 1916
Age at death from cemetery records18
Place of burialEstaires Communal Cemetery and Extension (Plot III, Row I, Grave No 14), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: David K.A. Leslie, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 4