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Leslie Evans Thomas

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas and Isobel Thomas; husband of Ellen Jean Thomas, of Hawera, Taranaki.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Mr Leslie Evan Thomas, (sic) aged 34, who was found unconscious on tthe side of the Great South Rioad, near Papatoetoe, yesterday, died at Auckland Hospital early this morning. Mr Thomas came from National Park to Papakura Military Camp as a member of the Forestry Company. It is believed he was knocked down by a motor-car during Saturday night."

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, VOLUME 60, ISSUE 117, 27 FEBRUARY 1940, PAGE 2

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Casualty

Service Number: 
23432
Name:
Leslie Evans Thomas
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidental Death
Date of Death:
25 February 1940
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
33
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Ohakune Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
2. 18.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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