MILLS, Leonard
(Service number 26/411)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 02/04/1895 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Eketahuna | ||
| Occupation | Telegraph cadet (P & T Dept) | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs H. MILLS (mother), Church 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 | 4th Battalion, B Company | ||
| Date | 5 February 1916 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua | ||
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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 | 12 June 1984 | Age | 89 years |
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| Place of Death | St Andrews Hospital, Auckland | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Cremated & ashes interred Purewa Cemetery, Auckland | ||
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Biographical Notes
Leonard Mills was born on 2 April 1895 at Timaru, the fourth son of Ellis and Hannah (née Pavey) Mills. He was educated at Gleniti, Waimataitai and Ttimaru Main schools. He was a telegraph cadet at Eketahuna when he enlisted. Leonard married Gladys Louisa Metcalfe Currey in 1920. He died on 12 June 1984 at St Andrews Hospital. Both he and Gladys were cremated, their ashes interred at Purewa Cemetery, Auckland. Two brothers served in World War I – Edwin Harry and Charles Stanley, Stanley dying of wounds in 1917.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [12 September 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [12 September 2020]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch) [12 September 2020]; Purewa Crematorium & Cemetery records [12 September 2020]
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