WHITE, Leo Orton
(Service number 64185)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Tramway employee | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs B.A. White (mother), 197 Victoria Avenue, Wanganui, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 32nd Reinforcements Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company | ||
| Date | 16 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Liverpool, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Wellington Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 4 November 1918 | Age | 20 |
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| Place of Death | Le Quesnoy, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Le Quesnoy Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Leo White was the son of William Henry and Bessie Annie White, of 8 Smithfield Rd, Gonville, Wanganui, New Zealand.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database, April 2014
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