Leslie Charles Denize
Died 7 Jun 1917
- Service number
- WWI 15349 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Rifleman AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Leslie Charles AWMM
- Surname
- Denize AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 15349 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
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- Date of birth
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- Address before enlistment
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- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- William Denize (father), Whangapoua, Coromandel, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
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Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- Messines AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 15349 AWMM
- Military service
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 29 Jul 1916-28 Sep 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 60 AWMM Vessel was Ulimaroa AWMM Rifleman AWMM 9th Reinforcements, 1st Battalion, E Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM
Prisoner of war
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Rifleman AWMM
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Son of Willie Charles and Edith Denize, of Whangapoua Rd., Coromandel, Auckland.
A comrade of Denize's, Rifleman Cyril Troup, described Denize's last moments in a letter home, dated 3 August 1917: "The morning of the attack we waited the word to go, and off we went. Old Les would lead us and we went through that hell fire of shells known as a barrage. We got through safely. Leslie was in the lead all the way and for pluck and coolness could not be beaten. We took our objective and dug in. In the afternoon Leslie and myself went into No Man's Land for our tool kit, which one of the wounded had left. Fritz put up a barrage and we were caught in the middle of it. We ran for dear life and came through safely, and congratulated ourselves on our escape. The following day we still held our position and our turn came for a sleep ... As usual, Leslie got up first, and knowing that the rest of the boys were tired, he let them have his place. He had no sooner got out than two shells burst on our trench. One caught Leslie and made a big hole in his lung, killing him instantly ... As far as I know ... Leslie is buried on the battle scarred side of Messines Ridge. He died a noble death, and may God have mercy on him. He was the best chum we ever had and would have given away his uniform if we had been short. God only knows, all the big-hearted boys seem to go. We paid Fritz out for what he did and will continue till he gives in. The whole Company wish me to express their sincere sympathy in losing on of their bravest chums -- Yours sincerely, Rifleman Cyril Troup."
Next of Kin: Mr W. Denize, Coromandel (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM
About death
- Death
- 7 Jun 1917 AWMM
- Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed in Action AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM II. K. 9. AWMM
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Coromandel Roll of Honour 1914-1918 AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20996608
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/449262/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/449262
Further Reference - New Zealand War Graves Trust
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
Further Reference
- Military personnel file
- References
- New Zealand at the Front a magazine written and published and illustrated in France by men of the New Zealand Division (1917). London : Cassell.
- Information kindly provided by family
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
37: 32 - New Zealand at the Front a magazine written and published and illustrated in France by men of the New Zealand Division (1917). London : Cassell.
New Zealand at the Front (1917), page 141 - Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 3: Includes portrait - The ulima-roarer : a collection of wails & fishy stories, etc., from the Indian Ocean. (1916). [Indian Ocean]: [15th Reinforcements].
- Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
- Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins.
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