Leslie John SHARROCK

Regimental number10/9
Date of birth12 May 1893
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTelegraph linesman
AddressStratford, Taranaki
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.3
Height5' 7"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs A E Sharrock, 37 Cordelia Street, Stratford
Previous military service'D' Company, 11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles)
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankSergeant Major
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 14 March 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HMNZT 'Remuera', 14 March 1918; disembarked New Zealand, 9 May 1918; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 17 December 1918.

Total war service: 4 years 128 days (of which 3 years 207 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24201678
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7816115

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