LESLIE, Theodore James
(Service number 48973)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 31/10/1890 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Architect | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs Margaret LESLIE (mother), 6 Thomas Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 26th Reinforcements, G Company | ||
| Date | 9 July 1917 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
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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 | 8 April 1946 | Age | 55 years |
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| Place of Death | Hawera | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Hawera Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Theodore James Leslie was the youngest son of Thomas William and Margaret (née Coutts) Leslie. Theodore returned to New Zealand in December 1918.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [11 April 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [10 April 2019]; hawera Cemetery headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [11 April 2019]; Star, 11 December 1918 [08 April 2019]
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Researched and Written by
Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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