Leslie Scott RICKETTS

Regimental number68322
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Ricketts, Manaia Road, Kapuni via Hawera
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 36th Reinforcements, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Balmoral Castle on 24 April 1918
SS 'Balmoral Castle' left New Zealand, 24 April 1918; returned to Wellington, 27 April 1918; sailed, 2 May 1918.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 11 October 1918
Place of burialRomeries Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No 4), France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 81, p. 18