LESLIE, George William
(Service number 48972)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 20/11/1896 | Place of Birth | Lawrence, Otago |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | North Street W, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Clerk | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs W. J. LESLIE (mother), Upper North Street, Timaru | ||
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 | 26th Reinforcements, G Company (part) | ||
| Date | 9 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 4 April 1944 | Age | 47 years |
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| Place of Death | Fairlie | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
George William Leslie was the eldest of the four sons of William James and Louisa Beaumont Worley (née Liston) Leslie. When he enlisted he was a clerk for CFCA. He returned to New Zealand in March 1919 per the "Athenic". George married Williamina Vera Cowie in 1925.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [16 March 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [16 March 2019]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [17 March 2019]; Sun, 8 March 1919 (Papers Past) [11 March 2019]
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