| Full Name: |
Roy John Leslie |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Corporal |
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| Forename(s): |
Roy John |
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| Surname: |
Leslie |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
2/577 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Place of Birth: |
Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand |
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| First Known Rank: |
Driver |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs D. Leslie, Lynton Avenue, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Lynton Avenue, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Auckland |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Main Body |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Field Artillery |
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| Embarkation Date: |
16 October 1914 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Limerick or Arawa |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
Vol1 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
414 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Field Artillery |
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| Place of Death: |
On board the NZHS Maheno, Papeete, Tahiti, en route to New Zealand |
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| Date of Death: |
5 September 1917 |
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| Age at Death: |
23 |
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| Year of Death: |
1917 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of wounds |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Tiperui Communal Cemetery, Papeete, Taihiti, Society Islands |
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| Grave Reference: |
Mil. Allotment. Row 1. Block 5. Grave 164. |
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| Memorial Name: |
- 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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| Biographical Notes: |
- Roy Leslie was the son of David Kirkwood Anderson and Rose Ann Leslie, of "Tahiti," Lynton Avenue, Auckland, New Zealand. Born at Hawera, New Zealand.
- His brother, James Leslie (14444), also died in World War 1.
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| Description of Image: |
- Grave, Tiperui Communal Cemetery of Sergeant Roy Leslie appeared in the Weekly News, 3 January 1918. The caption read: 'New Zealander's Grave well cared for at Papeete: The resting place of the late Sergeant Roy J. Leslie of Auckland. The late Sergeant R.J. Leslie died on a hospital ship coming to New Zealand, and was buried at Papeete. The Governor of Tahiti took a great interest in the case, and besides giving the plot for interment, went to the trouble and expense of erecting a suitable monument over the grave.'
- Grave, Tiperui Communal Cemetery c2007
- Grave, Tiperui Communal Cemetery with New Zealand flag, c2007
- Graves, Tiperui Communal Cemetery, front Leslie (2/577), Furhstrom (Australia) & back left rear Tierney (12/2859) graves. The official ANZAC CWGC graves are draped in flags, while the Tierney granite headstone can be seen to the back left and rear of Sgt Lewis grave. c2007
- 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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| Additional Information: |
A commemorative ceremony has been held each ANZAC Day from about 2005 with New Zealand's Honorary Consulate, Australian Consulate and the French Armed Forces. |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
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