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Full Name
Leslie Estelle Cowper
Rank Last Held
  • Lieutenant
  • Lieutenant
Forename(s)
Leslie Estelle
Surname
Cowper
Also Known As
Leslie
War
  • Territorial Military Service
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Serial No.
215403
Gender
Female
Date of Birth
1932
Place of Birth
Auckland, New Zealand
First Known Rank
Lieutenant
Occupation before Enlistment
Nurse
Enlistment Date
  • 1955
  • 1964
Embarkation Unit
  • British Army Nursing Service
  • New Zealand Surgical Team (Civilian)
Other Units
Royal New Zealand Army Nursing Corps
Military Awards
National Order of Merit - South Vietnam
Last Unit Served
  • British Army Nursing Service
  • Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps
Place of Death
Vietnam
Date of Death
2 May 1966
Age at Death
37
Year of Death
1966
Cemetery Name
Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
Grave Reference
Protestant Lawn, Block C, Section 7, Plot 41
Memorial Name
Auckland War Memorial Museum, Hall of Memories. Vietnam.
Biographical Notes
  • Lesley Cowper was a T/F nurse in the Provincial Hospital at Qui Nhon, South Vietnam.
  • T/F Sister 28 August 1964
  • C/Sister 28 August 1965
  • New Zealand Surgical Team Vietnam from 8 November 1965 until her death on 2 May 1966.
  • She was awarded the National Order of Merit-South Vietnam.
  • She is commemorated in the Hall of Memories at Auckland War Memorial Museum.
Additional Information
  • Most records including death registration spell the name Lesley
  • However her name is also spelled Leslie in publications.
Further References
  • New Zealand Military Nursing: New Zealand Army Nursing Service - Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps. URL: http://www.nzans.org/index.htm
  • Hornung, J. (2002). Angels in Vietnam: women who served. Lincoln, USA.: Witers Club Press.
  • Memories of New Zealand and the Vietnam War. New Zealand History online website. URL: http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz
Sources Used
Subritsky, M. (Compiler). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: "The second ANZAC adventure". Papakura, Three Feathers Publishing Co.