English Māori Leslie John McCarthy Died 24 April 1945 PDF Key details Service number80549 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankTrooper AWMM 20 Armoured Regiment 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 ForenamesLeslie John AWMM SurnameMcCarthy AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number80549 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Report › 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 statusPre 1943 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number80549 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 1943 2NZEF Nom. Roll 11, p.79 Farmhand/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 11, p.79 Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Trooper 2NZEF Nom. Roll 11, p.79 4th Armoured Brigade 2NZEF Nom. Roll 11, p.79 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 notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankTrooper AWMM 20 Armoured Regiment AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Arthur Norbert McCarthy and of Alice May McCarthy (nee Morrissey) of Taumarunui. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death24 April 1945 AWMM Age 29 AWMM Italy, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryFaenza War Cemetery, Italy AWMM IV. G. 2. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Leslie's name is included on the Kaitieke War Memorial Cenotaph. Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 20 August 2018 - Research Taumarunui War Memorial Hall, Hakiaha Street, Taumarunui, King Country, New Zealand. Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 20 November 2020 - research Roll of Honour Remember Leslie John McCarthy by laying a poppy. Leonard Price McCarthy Leslie James McCarthy Leslie John McCarthy Lewis McCarthy Lloyd Henry Roper McCarthy Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Leslie John McCarthy 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/2237544 Sources Used 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 p.79 AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 20 November 2020Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher 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