GRANDI, Leone
(Service number 34598)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 28/07/1895 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Wai-iti Road, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Grocer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs GRANDI (mother), Grey Road, 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 | Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth Devon, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 November 1969 | Age | 74 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Leone Grandi, born on 28 July 1895 at Timaru, was the son of John James and Frances (née Newland) Grandi. He was educated at Timaru Main and Waimataitai schools, going out to work at the age of fourteen. L. Grandi, 34598, returned to New Zealand per the “Arawa” (Draft No. 244), reaching Lyttelton about 12 May 1919. Leone also married a Newland – Mary Ann, at St Mary’s Timaru in 1921.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [31 May 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [01 June 2020]; New Zealand Times, 29 April 1919 (Papers Past) [26 May 2020]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch) [02 June 2020]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [02 June 2020]
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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