BOTTOMS, Len
(Service number 2/1831)
| First Rank | Gunner | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | 18 Dee St, Timaru | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Sarah Bottoms (mother), Hadfield, near Manchester, England | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 5th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Field Artillery | ||
| Date | 13 June 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Field Artillery | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 27 November 1918 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | England | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Glossop Cemetery, Derbyshire, England | ||
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Biographical Notes
Len was originally from Padfield in Derbyshire UK, where he worked as a farm labourer and also a cotton piecer in his local cotton mill. He emigrated to New Zealand, coming to Timaru where he worked for S Knox. He fought at Gallipoli, but was injured a and sent back to the UK. He was subsequently discharged in 1916 (in England) due to ill health and went on to marry a girl called Martha and is buried in Glossop cemetery. Before emigrating to New Zealand had also served as a member of the British Army.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (August 2014); SCRoll web submission from J Smith, 30 December 2015 & 3 January 2016
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