Leonard Arthur GABBATIS

Regimental number62955
Date of birth13 July 1897
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Gabbatis, Ladbrooks, Christchurch
Enlistment date19 July 1917
Place of enlistmentChristchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 31st Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 22 November 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 24 August 1918
Discharge date23 December 1918
Family/military connectionsBrother: 13434 Pte Thomas Leslie GABBITIS, 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, died of wounds, 10 June 1917.
Other details

War service: England

Discharged (medically unfit on account of illness: cerebro spinal meningitis), 23 December 1918.

Medal: British War Medal

Died of accidental gun shot wound.
Date of death1 June 1927
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 13
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16784515

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