Leonard Munroe FALLA

Regimental number2/2118
Date of birth17 February 1891
Place of birthWestport
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarpenter
Address65 Hutt Road, Petone
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 10"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Olive Falla, Racing Conference Office, Christchurch
Previous military serviceServed in No 5 Battery, NZ Garrison Artillery; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date23 August 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationGunner
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 9 October 1915
Members of the 7th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery, embarked on board three ships: HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankGunner
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 17 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialA.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot I, Row J, Grave No 1), Flers, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Henrietta Falla. Native of Westport
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 9 October 1915; disembarked Suez, 20 December 1915.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 7 April 1916.

Killed in action, 17 October 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Seventh
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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