Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Leonard Bruce Ballantyne Born 18 July 1912 - Died 1957 PDF Key details Service number1398 AWMM Also known asBruce AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankMajor/Military AWMM WarTerritorial Military Service AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Capt. Leonard Ballantyne NZ #1398 No known copyright restrictions. Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesLeonard Bruce AWMM SurnameBallantyne AWMM Ingoa Also known asBruce AWMM Service number1398 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth18 July 1912 AWMM Waitahora, Hawkes Bay AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Pongaroa, Wairarapa, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs J.G. Ballantyne (wife), Pongaroa, Wairarapa, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 5 January 1940 AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarTerritorial Military Service AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number1398 AWMM Military serviceLong Range Desert Group (LRDG) AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM Efficiency Decoration (ED) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentUnknown AWMM Sheep farmer/Civilian AWMM Dannevirke, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Lieutenant/Military AWMM 2 Divisional Cavalry AWMM 2NZEF: 1st Echelon 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 rankMajor/Military AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Patrol Commander with the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death1957 AWMM Age 45 AWMM New Zealand 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 Ballantyne by laying a poppy. John Ballantyne John McKay Ballantyne Leonard Bruce Ballantyne Leslie William Ballantyne Oakleigh Thomas Ballantyne Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Leonard Bruce Ballantyne Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksKay, R.L. (1949). Long Range Desert Group in Libya, 1940-1941. Wellington, N.Z.: Historical Publications. (Episodes & Studies, Vol. 1; New Zealand in the Second World War http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-1Epi-t1-g1-t5.html Sources Used Long Range Desert Group Preservation Society http://www.lrdg.org/ Further Reference DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 1: WW2 13 AWMM O'Carroll, B. (2000). The Kiwi scorpions : the story of the New Zealanders in the Long Range Desert Group. Devon, England: Token Publishing. AWMM Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 04 July 2019JackPebble BeachResearcher 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