Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Leonard Ernest Laird Died 28 April 1944 PDF Key details Service numberNZ421514 AWMM WWII 421514 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Last rankSergeant AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 11 Operational Training Unit AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Weekly News - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesLeonard Ernest AWMM SurnameLaird AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberNZ421514 AWMM WWII 421514 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth 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 › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignEurope (Air) AWMM Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Service numberNZ421514 AWMM WWII 421514 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military trainingRCAF, 2 Wireless School, Calgary, Alberta Base Record Course 1: Graduation Date: 12/11/1943. AWMM RCAF, 3 Bombing and Gunnery School, MacDonald, Manitoba Base Record Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Monticello AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankSergeant AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 11 Operational Training Unit AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Leonard Laird was the son of Ronald James Laird and Dora Laird (nee Kydd); husband of Joan Laird of Palmerston North, New Zealand. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death28 April 1944 AWMM Age 24 AWMM United Kingdom, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryHaverfordwest (City Road) Cemetery, Pembrokeshire, England AWMM Cons. Row 1. Grave 10. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameHamilton War Memorial Park, Memorial Drive, Hamilton East 3216 AWMM Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Leonard Ernest Laird by laying a poppy. Lawrence Charles Laird Leonard Allen Laird Leonard Ernest Laird Marshall Laird Maurice Keith Laird Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Leonard Ernest Laird Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-1993-139 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2965544 Sources Used DocumentsThis record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. 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
