Acting Bombardier

Leslie Thomas Esquilant

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Alfred and Rachel Esquilant, of 49, Princes St., Musselburgh, Dunedin, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2/2988
Name:
Leslie Thomas Esquilant
Rank: 
Acting Bombardier
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
A.T. Esquilant (father), 36 Clyde Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Photographer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery, 13 Battery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
28 September 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 April 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 49
HMNZT 50
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (3 May 1916)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. D. 2.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Leslie Thomas Esquilant
Images
More information
  • Files must be less than 100 MB.
  • Allowed file types: png gif jpg jpeg.
Files
More information
  • Files must be less than 100 MB.
  • Allowed file types: txt pdf doc.