Louis Leslie TALLKE

Regimental number8/1648
Addressc/o Mr Twogood, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinStep-father, A S Coopar, Upokongaro, Makirikiri, Wanganui
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 14 February 1915
The Otago Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 17 'Maunganui', HMNZT 18 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 19 'Aparima'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Medals

Military Medal

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During the attack on the Belle Vue Ridge on 12th October, this non-commissioned officer showing the greatest contempt for danger, and under a terrible hail of machine gun fire reconnoitred the whole of the Battalion front and brought back a most reliable report showing exactly the positions held and the estimated strength of garrison.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 14 January 1918

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Third