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Leonard Frank Scott

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel S_005. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel S_005. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Leonard Frank AWMM
  • Surname
    Scott AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 65630 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western Desert AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 65630 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
    WW2 1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.188 Lorry driver/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.188
    Hopuhopu, Waikato 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.188
  • 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 on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Leonard Scott was the son of Samuel Francis Scott and of Mary Bell Scott (nee Strange), of Morrinsville, New Zealand. AWMM
    • He was born in Thames on 28 November 1905, the 7th of 10 children. Leonard didn't marry. Public - Liz - Other Relative - 25 February 2015 - Family papers

Death

About death

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  • Death
    22 July 1942 AWMM
    Age 36 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Clevedon First World War Memorial AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2124691
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.188 AWMM
    • Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
25 February 2015LizWhakamarma, New ZealandOther Relative

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