Leslie Thomas FURNESS

Regimental number6/2134
AddressGreymouth
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Edward Furness, Leonard Street, Greymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 1 September 1915
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialEmbarkation Pier Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No 2), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Greymouth Cemetery. Parents: Agnes Furness and the late Edmund Furness, Greymouth
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth

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