SMITH, Leonard Gordon
(Service number N/N)
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Birth
| Date | 28/03/1888 | Place of Birth | New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | Hadlow Road, Rycho Delivery, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Married. One child | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Sarah SMITH (wife), Hadlow Road, Tycho Delivery, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Death
| Date | 3 May 1966 | Age | 78 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Leonard Gordon Smith was the son of Scottish-born James and Annie Philp Smith. He was educated at Knapdale School in Southland and then Claremont and Opihi schools in South Canterbury. He married Sarah Clarke Marshall on 4 November 1915 at Tycho. Their son James Marshall Smith was born on 10 October 1916 at Timaru.
Sources
NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [01 November 2017]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [14 November 2017]; school Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [14 November 2017]
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