Leonard Augustus WALKER

Regimental number10/871
Date of birth15 May 1889
Place of birthChristchurch
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressTariki, Inglewood
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.3
Height5' 6"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinFather, C J Walker, Tariki, Inglewood
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAwapuni
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 unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 20 November 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915 (gunshot wound, shoulder); admitted to HS 'Devanha', 9 August 1915; transferred to No.2 General Hospital, Ghezireh, 12 August 1915; to Hospital, Mena, 5 October 1915; to Convalescent Camp, Zeitoun, 24 October 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Tahiti', 20 November 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 25 December 1915; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service), 25 July 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 335 days (of which 1 year 70 days were abroad).

Died (influenza and pneumonia), Hawera, 20 November 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death20 November 1918, Hawera
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22015038

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