condensed discuss document expanded export feedback print share remove reset document_white enquire_white export_white report_white

Cenotaph record

Leon Kristopher Smith

-
Lay a poppy
The Roll of Honour for those who served in Bosnia, Kuwait, East Timor, and Afghanistan. Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki Paenga Hira. Unveiled on 30 June 2019. No known copyright restrictions.

The Roll of Honour for those who served in Bosnia, Kuwait, East Timor, and Afghanistan. Auckland War …

Identity

About

Contribute ›
  • Title
  • Forenames
    Leon Kristopher AWMM
  • Surname
    Smith AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    T1002840 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

Contribute ›
  • Birth
    24 July 1978 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

Contribute ›

Training and Enlistment

Contribute ›
  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

Contribute ›
  • Embarkation details

Prisoner of war

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

Medical history

Contribute ›
  • Medical notes
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

Contribute ›
  • The New Zealand Herald (29 September 2011) wrote "The SAS team, which was supporting the Afghan Crisis Response Unit, was attacked as it tried to cordon off a compound in the Wardak province near Kabul, where the insurgents behind the planned attack were believed to be. Quoting Lieutenant General Rhys Jones said "The people in that compound opened fire with rifle fire, and there were also some explosions" AWMM

Death

About death

Contribute ›
  • Death
    28 September 2011 AWMM
    Age 33 AWMM
    Afghanistan, Asia AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Whenua Tapu Cemetery, Porirua AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

Contribute ›
  • Memorial name

Roll of Honour

Remember Leon Kristopher Smith by laying a poppy.

Leave a note

Leave a tribute or memory of Leon Kristopher Smith

Leave a note

Contribute ›
  • NEVER DOUBT THE HEART OF A WARRIOR ..WETHER IN PEACE OR IN WAR THE HEART BEAT IS STILLHEARD .
    never forgotten always remembered the heart beat thus goes on .
    Public - Mr M - 3 April 2023
    Report 
  • Rest easy my brother.
    Public - D - Comrade - 25 April 2019
    Report 
  • Forever in your debt. We are looking out for mum. RIP friend
    Public - Tina - Comrade - 30 April 2015
    Report 

Sources

Sources

Contribute ›

Contributors

Command item
Command item
Add new record Refresh
DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
03 April 2023Mr MAKLOther
25 April 2019DAuckland, New ZealandComrade
30 April 2015TinaAuckland, NZComrade

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.

Creative Commons LicenseOnline Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.