TIMPSON, Leslie Arthur
(Service number 6/2300)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | 17/03/1894 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Staveley | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. A. TIMPSON (mother), Staveley, Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 5th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | |||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 July 1961 | Age | 67 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Holy Innocents Churchyard, Peel Forest | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Leslie Arthur Timpson was the son of Charles and Ellen Ann (née Horner) Timpson. His brother Charles Timpson 52667 also served in World War One.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [07 June 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [11 June 2017]
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