LEONARD, Alfred Jefferys
(Service number 10/1561)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Wales |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Kenilworth Hotel, Gisborne, New Zealand | ||
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| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | J. leonard (father), Crickhowell, Breconshire, Wales | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 3rd Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Wellington Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 14 February 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt (25 March 1915) |
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| Last Unit Served With | Wellington 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Death
| Date | 14 August 1915 | Age | 28 |
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| Place of Death | At sea of Gallipoli | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Mudros Military Cemetery, Lemnos, Greece | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Albert Leonard was the son of the late John and Catherine Leonard, of, "Glencoe House" Crickhowell, Breconhire, Wales
Sources
Cenotaph database (October 2014)
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