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WORTHINGTON, Leonard Edward John
(Service number 17/221)

Aliases
First Rank	(1) Trooper; (2) Rifleman	Last Rank

Birth

Date	25/02/1875	Place of Birth	Pleasant Point

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	25 Onslow Street, Christchurch
Occupation	Shearer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	R. WORTHINGTON (father), 25 Onslow Street, St Albans, Christchurch
Religion	Church of England
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	(1) New Zealand Veterinary Corps; (2) New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	(1) 2nd Reinforcements; (2) 9th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company
Date	(1) 14 December 1914; (2) 16 October 1916
Transport	(1) Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter; (2) Willochra
Embarked From	(1) Wellington	Destination

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No information

Prisoner of War Information

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Discharge

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Death

Date	13 January 1948	Age	75 years
Place of Death	Christchurch
Cause
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Memorial or Cemetery	Waddington Cemetery, Canterbury
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Leonard Edward John Worthington was the second son of Robert and Catherine (née Jaggar) Worthington. He was educated at Temuka School. He also served in the South African War.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [12 November 2017]; Timaru Herald, 19 September 1916 (Papers Past)

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