Sergeant Major

John Dunstan Lawley Leech

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William Haydon Leech and Paulena Constance Leech; husband of the late Sophia Leech. Of Reefton, Greymouth, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/1135
Name:
John Dunstan Lawley Leech
Rank: 
Sergeant Major
Date of Birth:
28 September 1878
Place of Birth: 
Reefton, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
W.H. Leech, Christchurch, New Zealand|Mrs S. Leech (wife), care of Messrs. H. Smith and Co.,Te Whaka, Lyttelton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand|Defence Office, Hamilton, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
19 May 1915
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
36
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

5th Contingent
Main Body
Places of Embarkation:

Unknown
Auckland, New Zealand
Transport:

Unknown
HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12
Vessels:

Unknown
Star of India or Waimana
Destinations:

Unknown
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Sp. Mem. C. 303.
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
John Dunstan Lawley Leech
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