WARD, Leslie Stanley
(Service number 34603)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 03/05/1895 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Carpenter | ||
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| Next of Kin | WWI: J. Ward (father), Evans Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Reinforcements, G Company | ||
| Date | 30 December 1916 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 72 Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 25 April 1943 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Pleasant Point | ||
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Biographical Notes
Son of J Ward of Waimataitai, Timaru. The Timaru Herald of 26 June 1920 carried a report of Leslie's 'quiet but pretty wedding' to Ethel May Hooke at St Mary's Church, Timaru.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 September 2018]; SCRoll submission by R Wilson 10 Septemebr 2018
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