Leslie Reid BREMNER

Regimental number25/1117
Date of birth13 October 1896
Place of birthCaversham, Dunedin
SchoolCaversham Public School, Dunedin; Otago Boys' High School; Palmerston North High School; Auckland Boys' Grammar School
OccupationBank clerk
Next of kinMother, Mrs R J Bremner, King's View Road, Mount Eden, Auckland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
A Company, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, left Wellington on board three ships (HMNZT 42 'Ulimaroa', HMNZT 43 'Mokoia', and HMNZT 44 'Navua'), It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Other detailsJoined the Bank of New South Wales, Auckland branch, April 1914; transferred to Newton branch, July 1915.
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: the late R.J. Bremner, Auckland. Native of Dunedin
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesRoll 24, p. 2