Leslie CROSSEN

Regimental number24/1630
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Crossen, 85 Tuam Street, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 3rd Reinforcements of 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 8 January 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 13 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary Ann Crossen, 39 Walker Street, Christchurch. Native of Brookside, Canterbury
Family/military connectionsBrother: 6/4228 Pte Harold Stanley CROSSEN, 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 25 September 1916.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 15, p. 7

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