Search results Next record Previous record Māori Leonard Bruce Hill Born 22 September 1920 - Died 1999 PDF Key details Service numberWWII A/1888 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchNavy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesLeonard Bruce AWMM SurnameHill AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWII A/1888 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth22 September 1920 S.D. Waters Auckland, New Zealand S.D. Waters Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW2 Mt, Albert, Auckland AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchNavy AWMM Service numberWWII A/1888 AWMM Military serviceHMS Sultan AWMM HMNZS Cook AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsDistinguished Service Medal (DSM) AWMM For Courage and Devotion to Duty. AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Clerk/Civilian S.D. Waters Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Able Seaman/Military AWMM Royal Navy HMS Victory AWMM Royal New Zealand Navy AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death1999 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Leonard Bruce Hill by laying a poppy. Leonard Arthur Hill Leonard Ballington Hill Leonard Bruce Hill Leonard Douglas James Hill Leonard Graham Hill Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Leonard Bruce Hill Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Close to the wind : a story of escape and survival out of the ashes of… Library / Pictorial › publication Wellington, N.Z. D767.55 HIL Sources Sources Contribute › External linksAble Seaman Leonard Bruce Hill, National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy https://navymuseum.co.nz/uncategorised/ab-leonard-bruce-hill/ Further Reference 'Suitcase with a story' National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy https://navymuseum.co.nz/explore/by-collections/artefact-unpacked/suitcase-with-a-story/ Further Reference 'Gallant Deeds' Auckland Star, 19 December 1945 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19451219.2.79 Further Reference 'The Royal New Zealand Navy' Waters, S. D. The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–1945 http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Navy-c29.html Further Reference DocumentsWaters, S.D. (1956). The Royal New Zealand Navy. Wellington, N.Z.: Department Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record