WATERS, Leonard Albert
(Service number 15266)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 12 September 1893 | Place of Birth | Geraldine |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 35 Aln Street, Oamaru, or 10 Terrace Gardens, Wellington | ||
| Occupation | Chemist's assistant | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Frances Sopghia WATERS (mother), 421 Talbot Street, Geraldine | ||
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 | 15th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company | ||
| Date | 26 July 1916 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata or Ulimaroa | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 10 September 1984 | Age | 90 years |
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| Place of Death | Auckland | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Cremated; ashes interred North Shore Memorial Park | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Leonard Albert Waters was the eighth and youngest son of William and Frances Sophia (née Giles) Waters. He was educated at the Geraldine District High School. An older brother George William Waters was killed in action in 1918 in France, and his brother James Waters also served in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [08 March 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [08 March 2020]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [08 March 2020]; North Shore Memorial Park burial record (Auckland Council) [08 March 2020]
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