Leslie DYETT

Regimental number10/917
Date of birth24 June 1894
Place of birthNapier
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationPrinter
AddressWairoa
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.2
Height5' 6.25"
Weight122 lbs
Next of kinArthur Dyett, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay
Previous military serviceServed in the 9th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date21 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNapier
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 25 September 1915
Discharge date6 July 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Willochra', 25 September 1915; discharged (medically unfit: no longer physically fit for War Service: debility), 6 July 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No 2/26/589 Army.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death1 September 1958 Ekatakua
Age at death64
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24055974