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Leslie Heron Beauchamp

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Leslie Heron Beauchamp. Murry, John Middleton, 1889-1957 :Photographs of Katherine Mansfield and John Middleton Murry. Ref: PAColl-6826-1-48. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23193392

Leslie Heron Beauchamp. Murry, John Middleton, 1889-1957 :Photographs of Katherine Mansfield and Joh …

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    Leslie Heron AWMM
  • Surname
    Beauchamp AWMM
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    Male AWMM
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    1894 CWGC Casualty Records United Kingdom, Europe CWGC Casualty Records
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    WW1 CWGC Casualty Records AWMM
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    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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    Army AWMM
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    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM
    Accidentally killed in France (Source: New Zealand Herald, 13 October 1915). AWMM

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  • Son of Sir Harold Beauchamp and Lady Beauchamp, of "The Grange," Highland Park, Wellington, New Zealand. (Source: CWGC Casualty Records).

    Brother of the author Katherine Mansfield.

    Attended Waitaki High School (Source: New Zealand Herald, 13 October 1915). AWMM

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    6 October 1915 CWGC Casualty Records
    Age 21 AWMM
    United Kingdom, Europe CWGC Casualty Records
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    Died of wounds AWMM
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    Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery Comines Warneton Hainaut Belgium AWMM
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  • U bloody Legend m8
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