NOHLETY, Leonard
(Service number 6/2715)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 26 June 1891 | Place of Birth | Christchurch |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 17 April 1915 | Age | 23 |
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| Address at Enlistment | C/- EW Bruce, Stafford St,Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Plasterer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | Ashburton Guards (3 years) | ||
| Marital Status | single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Kennedy (sister), Methven or C/- Mrs Rosil, Head St, Sumner | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egyptian, Western Front | ||
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| Service Medals | British War Medal, Victory Medal, 1914-15 Star | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 11 May 1925 | Age | 34 |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
| Cause | TB, isthemia, heart failure | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Bromley, Christchurch | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Leonard Nohelty was born in Christchurch on 26 July 1890, the son of Edward Nohelty and his wife Julia (nee O’Connell).
By the time he joined up on 17 April 1915 both his parents were dead – so he gave his sister as his next of kin (Mrs Kennedy of Methven, later Sumner). He was described as being 23 years old, a plasterer working for EW Bruce of Stafford Street, Timaru, weighing 5ft 7in, 126lbs, with fair complexion, grey eyes, and light brown hair, and a Roman Catholic. He had previously served with the Ashburton Guards for three years. He was attached to the 6th Reinforcements of the Canterbury Infantry Battalion and embarked at Wellington on 14 February 1915 for Suez and Egypt. He remained in Egypt until April 1916 when he was sent to France. There he was slightly wounded in Armentieres in May, but managed to remain on duty. Nohelty was wounded in action again on 12 October 1917 with gunshot wounds to his right leg and left thigh. He embarked for England on 15 October and spent the next six months recuperating there. Nohelty was once again attached to the strength at Codford on 13 April 1918 and transferred to the NZ Provost Corps in September 1918. There he was promoted to Lance Corporal, but was put back to private after a misdemeanour the following February. He was finally discharged on 6 June 1919.
On his return in 1919 an electoral roll shows her returned to being a plasterer in Timaru, listed as c/- Mrs McKnight, George St, Timaru. Nohelty went on to marry Olive Hilda Scarf in 1922 and his only child Maurice Leonard Nohelty was born that year. Leonard Nohelty died only three short years later, aged 34, in Christchurch on 11 May 1925 of TB, isthemia, and heart failure, his death said to be attributable to his war service. He is buried in Bromley Cemetery.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph database [August 2021]; Assorted records at Ancestry.com [August 2021]; Christchurch City Council Cemeteries Database at https://heritage.christchurchcitylibraries.com/Cemeteries/
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