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Leslie William Sole

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Postcard to his fiancee Betty, who he married on discharge from the Army in 1946

Postcard from Egypt

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Leslie William AWMM
  • Surname
    Sole AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Tony Sole AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 395936 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Tuhikaramea, Frankton Junction, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr A.W. Sole (father), Tuhikaramea, Frankton Junction, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 395936 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Betty, father of Graeme, Bruce, Peter, Ian, Heather AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    20 March 2011 AWMM
    Age 91 AWMM
    Hamilton, Waikato AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cremated AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 22 March 2011 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Thinking of you and our memories of Anzac day, particularly in Te Aroha
    Public - Graeme - Child - 25 April 2023
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  • Thinking of you on this special day
    Public - Graeme - Child - 25 April 2022
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  • Thinking of you on this special day
    Public - Graeme - Child - 25 April 2022
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  • Thinking of you even more this weekend
    Public - Graeme - Other relative - 24 April 2021
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  • Love you and miss you a lot, but even more so on Anzac Day.
    RIP Dad.
    Public - Graeme - Child - 25 April 2019
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  • We love you lots. We are proud of you.
    Public - Owen Jeffrey - Other Relative - 11 July 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
    http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-24Ba.html
    Further Reference
  • References
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 11: WW2 120 AWMM
    • Fortune, G. & Bebich, M. (2008). Citizenship and remembrance : a history of the 24 NZ Infantry Battalion Association. Auckland, N.Z.: Polygraphia. AWMM
    • 24 N.Z. Infantry Battalion Association [newsletter]. Auckland, N.Z.: The Association. AWMM
      24th N.Z. Infantry Battalion Association newsletter. July 2011, Issue 162 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 22 March 2011 AWMM
    • Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
25 April 2023GraemeNapier, NZChild
24 April 2020Graeme LeslieNapier, NZChild
11 July 2015Owen JeffreyHamilton New ZealandOther Relative

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