STORY, Leslie John William
(Service number 6/1408)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Warrant Officer |
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Birth
| Date | 08/03/1893 | Place of Birth | Orari |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address at Enlistment | King Street, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Cabinetmaker | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | A. STORY (father), 33 Campbell Street, Palmerston North | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 2nd Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 14 December 1914 | ||
| Transport | Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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| Service Medals | |||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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| Where Captured and by Whom | |
| Actions Prior to Capture | |
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| Days Interned | |
| Liberation Date |
Death
| Date | 18 December 1963 | Age | 68 years |
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| Place of Death | |||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Leslie John William Story married Kathleen Wareing in 1920. kathleen died in 1987 and is buried with her prents in Temuka Cemetery.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [29 December 2016]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [29 December 2016]
External Links
Related Documents
- Newspaper clipping - A war coincidence - (no source) (pdf, 665.7 KB updated 06-Sep-2018)
- This will serve to remind me - transcribed diary of Leslie STORY 1914-1918 - by Ian James (pdf, 15.0 MB updated 05-Apr-2023)
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