English Māori William Leslie Abbot Born 27 February 1922 - Died 2003 PDF Key details Service number435491 AWMM Also known asLeslie Abbot AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam Leslie AWMM SurnameAbbot AWMM Ingoa Also known asLeslie Abbot AWMM Service number435491 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth27 February 1922 AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM PO Box 15, Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs D. Abbot (mother), PO Box 15, Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 14 May 1943 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number435491 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Factory hand/Civilian AWMM Opotiki, Bay of Plenty AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Dominion Monarch AWMM Private AWMM Infantry Brigade AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements 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 › Named Leslie W. in the Association's newsletter AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death2003 AWMM New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryName is recorded in August 2003 issue of 24 Battalion magazine AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember William Leslie Abbot by laying a poppy. Robert Reginald Abbot Robert Thompson Abbot William Leslie Abbot Albert Osborne Abbott Albert Richard Abbott Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Leslie Abbot Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External links DocumentsSecond 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 3 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 August 2003, Issue 138. AWMM Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of 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