Leslie Reginald Henry WEBBER

Regimental number74138
Date of birth1 March 1897
Place of birthChristchurch
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWarehouseman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 7"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M A Webber, 19 Carlton Gore Road, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed in A Battery, NZ Field Artillery; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date23 April 1917
Rank on embarkationGunner
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 40th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 107 Tahiti on 10 July 1918
Final rankGunner
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 28 July 1919
Discharge date18 October 1919
Other details

War service: England

Embarked Wellington, 10 July 1918; disembarked London, England, 9 September 1918.

Marched in to Reserve NZ Field Artillery, Ewshott, 2 October 1918.

Injured (fractured 1st and 2nd ribs, fractured clavicle on left side) playing football for Ewshott Depot at Richmond.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HMNZT 'Hororata', 28 July 1919; arrived New Zealand, 19 September 1919; discharged, 18 October 1919.

War service: 1 year 254 days (of which 1 year 74 days was abroad)

Medal: British War Medal
Miscellaneous detailsParents: Reginald (b. London, England) and Margaret Anderson (b. Glasgow, Scotland) WEBBER
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 86, p. 18
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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