| Full Name: |
James Alexander Leslie |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
James Alexander |
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| Surname: |
Leslie |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
14444 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Student |
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| Next of Kin: |
D.K.A. Leslie (father), Lynton Avenue, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
14th Reinforcements Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
26 June 1916 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Maunganui or Tahiti |
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| Destination: |
Devonport, England |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
34 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
4 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Auckland Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
France |
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| Date of Death: |
16 November 1916 |
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| Age at Death: |
18 |
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| Year of Death: |
1916 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of disease |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Estaires Communal Cemetery, Nord, France |
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| Grave Reference: |
III. I. 14. |
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| Memorial Name: |
- Auckland Grammar School War Memorial, New Zealand
- Onehunga War Memorial Swimming Pool, Jellicoe Park (off Quadrant Road), Park Gardens, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand
- Onehunga Arch of Remembrance, Jellicoe Park (off Quadrant Road), Park Gardens, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand
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| Obituary: |
Obituary: Auckland Grammar School chronicle. 1917. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- James Leslie was the son of David K. A. Leslie, of Auckland, New Zealand.
- His brother, Roy Leslie (2/577), also died in World War 1.
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| Description of Image: |
- Auckland Grammar School War Memorial, Panel 1, bronze plaque, names Hardie - Lynch (Photo P. Baker 2008)
- Name panel, World War II, detail of Honour Roll, Onehunga War Memorial Swimming Pool (photo John Halpin, March 2012)
- Honour Roll, World War I and World War II, Onehunga War Memorial Swimming Pool (photo John Halpin March 2012)
- Dedication panel, World War I and World War II, Onehunga War Memorial Swimming Pool (photo John Halpin, March 2012)
- Sign, Auckland Council, Onehunga War Memorial Swimming Pool (photo John Halpin, March 2012)
- View from Quadrant Road, Onehunga Arch of Remembrance, Jellicoe Park (off Quadrant Road), Park Gardens, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand (photo John Halpin, March 2012)
- Dedication tablet, Onehunga Arch of Remembrance, Jellicoe Park (photo John Halpin, March 2012)
- Name tablet, Onehunga Arch of Remembrance, Jellicoe Park (photo John Halpin, March 2012)
- View from inside Jellicoe Park of Onehunga Arch of Remembrance, Jellicoe Park (photo John Halpin, March 2012)
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Further References: |
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| Sources Used: |
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917
- Auckland Grammar School chronicle. [1913-]. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland Grammar School.
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