Leonard Arthur WEST

Regimental number2/721
Address529 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinH G West, 529 Barbadoes Street, St Albans, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationDriver
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Final rankStaff Sergeant
Final unit3rd Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


'For distinguished and gallant services and devotion to duty during the period 16th September 1918 to 15th March 1919.'
Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', 11 July 1919.

FateDied of disease 5 February 1919
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialBrookwood Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No 6), Surrey, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: H.J. and M.A. West, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Main Body