Rifleman

Leo Howard Gilligan

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Patrick Stephen and Elizabeth Gilligan (nee McNamara), of Egmont St., Patea. Born at Patea. Served on the Western Front.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
15106
Name:
Leo Howard Gilligan
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
27 June 1888
Place of Birth:
Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
P S Gilligan (father), Patea, New Zealand
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Date of Enlistment:
14 December 1915
Locality on Enlistment: 
Ohinewai, New Zealand
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk
Employer:
Firth Pumice Company
Unit:
3 New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
13 February 1920
Day of Death:
Friday
Conflict: 
WW1
Date of Discharge: 
21 March 1919

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
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: 
Lot 469.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Leo Howard Gilligan
Images
More information
  • Files must be less than 100 MB.
  • Allowed file types: png gif jpg jpeg.
Files
More information
  • Files must be less than 100 MB.
  • Allowed file types: txt pdf doc.