Leonard Cooper BURT

Regimental number46550
Date of birth30 September 1888
Place of birthRangiora
ReligionBaptist
OccupationMercer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28.4
Height5' 8"
Weight112 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Burt, 160 Redruth Street, Spreydon, Christchurch
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of varicose veins)
Enlistment date22 January 1917
Place of enlistmentChristchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Turakina on 26 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialPoelcapelle British Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row A, Grave No 7), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Emma Burt, 160 Redruth Avenue, Spreydon, Christchurch, New Zealand, and the late John Burt (both b. England)
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 May 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 September 1917; joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 16 September 1917, and posed to 1st Company.

Wounded in action, 12 October 1917; now, 17 November 1917, listed as 'wounded and missing'.

Court of Enquiry, 22 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action in the field Belgium, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 11
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21890482

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