William Leslie POAD

Regimental number33602
Place of birthLevin
OccupationMotor engineer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jean Poad, Tauranga
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 21st Reinforcements, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 19 January 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 1 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialFifteen Ravine British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row C, Grave No 12), Villers-Plouich, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Henry and Jean Poad, Morris Street, Tauranga
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 19

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