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Leslie Vere Old

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Arthur Graham Old and Sarah Jane Old, of Otorohanga.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"A territorial from the Arawa Park camp died of acute pneumonia in the Rotorua Hospital an hour after his admission to-day. He was Leslie Vere Old, aged 18, of Otorohanga, Old had been receiving treatment in the camp hospital for influenza. His condition became serious in the early hours of the morning, and he was admitted to hospital. A military funeral will be held at Otorohanga."

NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME 78, ISSUE 24135, 29 NOVEMBER 1941, PAGE 10

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Service Number: 
1/14/1115
Name:
Leslie Vere Old
Name variation:
Barney (Headstone)
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
New Zealand Military Forces, Waikato Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of Sickness
Date of Death:
28 November 1941
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
18
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Otorohanga Public Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
1. 3. 270.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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