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James Benjamin Leigh

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Portrait, Weekly News 17 December 1941 - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait, Weekly News 17 December 1941 - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Benjamin AWMM
  • Surname
    Leigh AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ40942 AWMM
    • WWII 40942 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    11 June 1918 RNZAF Biographies (R17845612) RNZAF Biographies (R17845612)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mr J.B. Leigh (father), 6 Kingsley Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. B. J. G. Leigh of Auckland AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    Killed on air operations AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • James Leigh was the son of Benjamin Leigh and of Hilda V. Leigh (nee Miller), of Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand.

    Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers.

    Attended Seddon Memorial Technical College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845612)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    7 December 1941 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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11 October 2020TerryAucklandOther relative
06 August 2020Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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