Leslie Joseph THOMAS

Regimental number10/544
Date of birth31 July 1894
Place of birthNelson
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationPrinter
AddressPrinting Office, Hunterville
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 4.5"
Weight120 lbs
Next of kinMrs F M Thomas, Hunterville
Previous military service'A' Company, 7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
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 rankPrivate
Final unit11th Taranaki Company, Wellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 29 November 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Evacuated to hospital, Anzac Cove, 29 July 1915 (gastro-enteritis); admitted to Public Health Department Hospital, Glymenopoulo, Alexandria, 2 August 1915; transferred to NZ Stationary Hospital, Cairo, 8 August 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Maheno', 29 November 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 1 January 1916; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service), 13 July 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 331 days (of which 1 year 78 days were abroad).

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7825289