Leslie Samuel MURRAY

Regimental number9/1709
AddressLyndhurst, Canterbury
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Archibald Murray, Weka Road, Fendalton, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 8th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 13 November 1915
The 8th Reinforcements of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board two aships, HMNZT 35 'Willochra' and HMNZT 36 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankGunner
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 22 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBienvillers Military Cemetery (Plot XIX, Row E, Grave No 11), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Archibald Murray, Oamaru
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

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