Kenneth Gordon LESLIE

Regimental number24/1106
Addressc/o R W Sommerville, Waitipipi
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Kate Leslie, Botanical Road, Palmerston North
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
D Company, 2nd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, embarked on board five ships: HMNZT 'Mauganui', HMNZT 31 'Tahiti', HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 27 June 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNetley Military Cemetery (CE, Grave No 1798), Hampshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Kate Leslie, Otoriri, Featherston
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: D Company/2nd NZRB