WARD, Leonard Stanley
(Service number 34603)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 3 May 1895 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Evans Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||
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| Next of Kin | J. WARD (father), Evans 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 | Reinforcements, G Company | ||
| Date | 30 December 1916 | ||
| Transport | Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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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 | 25 April 1943 | Age | 47 years |
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| Place of Death | Pleasant Point (river bed) | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Leonard Stanley Ward was the son of James and Millicent Sophie (née Charter) Ward. he was educated at Waimataitai School. Leonard married Ethel May Hooke in 1920 at St Mary's, Timaru
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [09 June 2018]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [June 2018]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [June 2018]
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