Leonard John WOLLSTEIN

Regimental number24263
Date of birth9 July 1877
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGroom
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation45
Height5' 8"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinFather, W Wollstein, Spring Creek, Marlborough
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Horowhenna Mounted Regiment.
Enlistment date8 February 1916
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
The infantry component of the 13th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Willochra' and 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Discharge date25 October 1917
Other details

War service: England

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board SS 'Ionic', 213 July 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of pre-enlistment disability aggravated by Active Service), 25 October 1917.

War service: 1 year 260 days (of which 1 year 22 days was abroad)

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death6 March 1956
Age at death78
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 13

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