Leonard William CHAMBERLAIN

Regimental number2/1505
AddressParakino, Wanganui River
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs T E Chamberlain, Hipango Terrace, Wanganui
Rank on embarkationGunner
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 13 June 1915
Final rankGunner
Final unit6th (Howitzer) Battery, 2nd Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1916
Place of burialFlatiron Copse Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No 32), Mametz, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs C Chamberlain, 31 Somme Parade, Wanganui
Other details

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