Leslie Arthur Holman DAY

Regimental number12756
OccupationStorekeeper
Next of kinWife, Mrs May Day, c/o Mrs Arnott, Cardigan Street, Western Springs, Auckland
Rank on embarkationGunner
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 27 May 1916
The Nominal Roll gives the date of embarkation as 27 May 1916; harbour records show that the actual date of embarkation was 31 May 1916.
Final rankGunner
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 25 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialDivisional Cemetery (Row M, Grave No 32), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Emmeline Day, Mount Albert, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 18