Regimental number | 44646 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Kaeo |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Divorced |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs McKeown, Kaeo, North Auckland |
Previous military service | Member, Kaeo Rifle Club, at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Whanganui |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 47 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Day Leslie and Cecelia Leslie; Wife: Olive Leslie, 84 Nelson Street, Auckland. Native of Kaeo, North Auckland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 44645 Rifleman James Francis LESLIE, 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action 12 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 14 April 1917; disembarked Wellington, 17 April 1917; re-embarked, 26 April 1917; disembarked Sydney, 2 May 1917; re-embarked, 9 May 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 September 1917; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 8 October 1917, and posted to D Company. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 27 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 22 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10919113 |
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