PENROSE, Leonard Francis Edward
(Service number 25/563)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank | Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | 15/11/1894 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Accountant | ||
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| Next of Kin | William Penrose (father), 7 London Street, Dunedin, New Zealand | ||
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 | 3rd Battalion, Machine-gun Section | ||
| Date | 5 February 1916 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Machine Gun Corps | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 May 1917 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | United Kingdom to France | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Timaru Boys High School War Memorial (Library); Waimataitai School War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [30 Dec 2013]; Military Record - Archives New Zealand, Wellington Office Item ID R20800370; Luxford, J. "With the machine gunners in France and Palestine." Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1923; TBHS school roll
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John Sutherland, SC branch NZSG
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