Second Lieutenant

Leonard James Shaw

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late John and Jessie Shaw, of Glen Murray, Auckland. Also served at Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
7/1323
Name:
Leonard James Shaw
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
05 August 1885
Place of Birth: 
Whangarei, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J.L. Shaw (sister), Hospital, Thames, New Zealand|Mrs W. Osborne (sister), Opuatia, Mercer, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
205 The Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Unknown occupation|Analyst
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion, 6 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
29 September 1918
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
32
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

6th Reinforcements
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
HMNZT 102
Vessels:

Willochra or Tofua
Willochra
Destinations:

Suez, Egypt
Southampton, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Leonard James Shaw
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