Sergeant

George Leonard Godsiff

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Godsiff; of Waitara Bay, Kenepuru, Picton, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

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Casualty

Service Number: 
14969
Name:
George Leonard Godsiff
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
D.H. Godsiff (father), Waitaria Bay, Kenepuru, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
24 August 1918
Day of Death:
Saturday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 June 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 56
HMNZT 57
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. G. 19.
Cemetery Location: 
France
George Leonard Godsiff
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