Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Leslie Walker Born 30 May 1915 - Died 12 April 1945 PDF Key details Service number800365 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankSergeant AWMM New Zealand Artillery, 7 Anti Tank Regiment AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesLeslie AWMM SurnameWalker AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number800365 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth30 May 1915 AWMM Dunedin, Otago AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship statusPre 1943 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignItaly AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number800365 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Regular soldier/Civilian AWMM WW2 1943 2NZEF Nom. Roll 12, p.199 Soldier/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 12, p.199 Christchurch, Canterbury 2NZEF Nom. Roll 12, p.199 Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Sergeant 2NZEF Nom. Roll 12, p.199 N.Z. Artillery 2NZEF Nom. Roll 12, p.199 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesDied of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankSergeant AWMM New Zealand Artillery, 7 Anti Tank Regiment AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Leslie Walker was the adopted son of Robert Walker, and of Alice Walker (nee Taylor); husband of Gwendolyne Shirley Walker, of Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand.See account of 7 Anti-tank Regiment by R.D. Munro referred to below.This is how R.D. Munro describes the events of 12 April 1945:'This was a bad day for the Battery. G and H Troops were both across the Santerno River early in the morning when they were heavily shelled. The signals exchange house of A Battery suffered several direct hits in the afternoon and part of it collapsed, burying several men. Sergeant L. Walker and Gunner H.W. Redward suffered mortal injuries and two others were badly hurt and shaken. At approximately 1830 hours G Troop and A Battery CP moved to new locations bringing the whole of A Battery over the River Santerno.' (R. Munrow, p. 57)See 39/34 Heavy Mortar Battery 7 NZ Anti-Tank Regiment 2NZEF in Italy 1944-45 by R.D. Munro. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death12 April 1945 AWMM Age 29 AWMM Italy, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of wounds AWMM Death notes CemeteryFaenza War Cemetery, Italy AWMM IV. C. 16. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Leslie Walker by laying a poppy. Leonard Oswald Walker Leonard Russell Walker Leslie Walker Leslie Bernard Walker Leslie Churley Walker Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Leslie Walker Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2237951 Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM p.199 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 Search results Next record Previous record
