LEACH, John
(Service number 47156)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 21/01/1877 | Place of Birth | Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Railway Hotel, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Pipelayer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Miss N. FITZGERALD (friend), Seadown, 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 | 25th Reinforcements, G Company | ||
| Date | 26 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Turakina | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 27 October 1943 | Age | 66 years |
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| Place of Death | Douglas Private Hotel, Dunedin | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
John Leach was the son of John and Kate (née Costello) Leach. he had been in New Zealand for six years when he enlisted. Rifleman J. Leach, of Timaru, returned to New Zealand per the "Rimutaka" at the end of 1919. John Leach died suddenly at the private hotel where he boarded.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [19 October 2019]; Andersons Bay Cemetery burial record (Dunedin City Council) [20 October 2019]; Sun, 5 December 1919, Evening Star, 27 October 1943, Otago Daily Times, 28 & 29 October 1943 (Papers Past) [19 & 22 October 2019]
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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