RICHARDS, Leslie Lawrence
(Service number 7/1406)
At back: Les Richards, Norman Joyce, J H Boyce;
Front: Ted Garland (Corporal), Harry Hawke. (Waimate Museum & Archives P6855)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 28/03/1896 | Place of Birth | Rakaia |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Waihao Downs, Waimate | ||
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| Next of Kin | Edward RICHARDS, Waihao Downs, Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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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 | 1 October 1949 | Age | 53 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Methven Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Leslie Lawrence Richards was the third son of Edward and Elizabeth (née Harrison) Richards. He started at Dorie School in 1902 and transferred to Waimate School in 1903. Three of his four brothers also served in World War I - Albert Victor, Sidney Edward and Clarence Alexander (known as Alexander). Leslie married dorothy Sharp in 1928.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [21 December 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 December 2017]; School Admission record (Canterbury Branch NZSG) [21 December 2017]; Methven Cemetery burial record (Ashburton District Council) [22 December 2017]; SCROll web submission by M Smith, 22 September 2024; "Photo from page 04 of album WWI Photograph Album - Egypt, Malta and Sinai & Palestine", National Army Museum at https://nam.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/13233?keywords=7%2F1031+&type=all&highlights=WyI3XC8xMDMxIiwiMTA5MSIsIjciXQ%3D%3D&lsk=d984c7cfbfdcfe2702725ffb6106e4d0 [accessed 24 September 2024]
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