McLEISH, John Hassock
(Service number 6/4110)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 08/06/1885 | Place of Birth | Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 17 November 1915 | Age | 30 years |
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| Address at Enlistment | Morven Post Office | ||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M McLeish (mother), Alford Forest, Ashburton, NZ | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZEF | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 11th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 4 January 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, NZ | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Machine Gun Corps, No 1 Company | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 September 1916 | Age | 31 years |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in Action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Caterpillar Valley (NZ) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Ashburton War memorial; Waimate Memorial Gate. | ||
Biographical Notes
John McLeish was the son of Lewis Grant McLeish, of Alford Forest, Ashburton, Christchurch, NZ, and the late Margaret McLeish. Native of Murthly, Perthshire, Scotland.
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