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Leonard Thomas Carver

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 116 - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Leonard Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    Carver AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 6/2825 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    3 December 1892 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Geraldine, Canterbury Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Peel Street, Geraldine, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs J. Patterson (mother), Peel Street, Geraldine, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 August 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 6/2825 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    • Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 9.5" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      150 lb AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Leonard Carver was the son of Mrs. M. J. Paterson, of Peel St., Geraldine, Timaru, New Zealand.

    Joined Bn, Mudros, 30 September 1915.
    Admitted to HS 'Glenart Castle', 8 December 1915 (diarrhoea); transferred to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 11 December 1915; discharged to NZ Base, Ghezireh, 31 December 1915. Rejoined unit, Ismailia, 18 January 1916.
    Embarked Port Said for France, 6 April 1916.
    Wounded in action, 16 September 1916; admitted to 23rd General Hospital, Etaples, 19 September 1916; transferred to England, 22 September 1916, and admitted to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 25 September 1916; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 11 October 1916.
    Found guilty, 10 December 1916, of being absent without leave: forfeited 2 days' pay.
    Transferred to 3rd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 3 May 1917.
    Proceeded overseas to France, 20 August 1917.; rejoined unit, in the field, 1 November 1917.
    Appointed Lance Corporal, 4 December 1917.
    Proceeded on leave to United Kingdom, 18 August 1918; rejoined Bn, 5 September 1918.
    Wounded in action, 29 September 1918 (multiple gun shot wounds), and admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 49th Casualty Clearing Station, and thence to 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 1 October 1918.
    Died of wounds, 13 October 1918. AWMM
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    12 October 1918 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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