Leslie Estelle Cowper

Sister

Conflict:

Vietnam

Additional Information:

Member of the New Zealand Surgical Team based at Qui Nhon. Awarded the New Zealand Operational Service Medal posthumously in 2002.

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Biographical Notes:

Lesley Estelle Cowper served as a nurse with the New Zealand (Civilian) Surgical Team in Qui Nhon. She became seriously ill after contracting tuberculosis and died in a Saigon hospital on 2 May 1966. Most records including death registration spell the name Lesley. However her name is also spelled Leslie in publications.

Public Contributions:

Leslie Estelle Cowper was my grandmother's sister, my mother's aunt, and my godmother. I first became curious about my aunt while listening to the many stories my grandmother told of her and the phot... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number:

215403

Name:

Leslie Estelle Cowper

Rank:

Sister

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Occupation on Enlistment:

Nurse

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died from Tuberculosis

Date of Death:

02 May 1966

Day of Death:

Monday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

Vietnam

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Auckland (Waikumete) Cemetery

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand