Leslie Cecil Lloyd Averill

Forenames

Leslie Cecil Lloyd AWMM

Surname

Averill AWMM

Service number

WWI 46219 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Anglican

Public - Annabel - Child - 19 May 2015 - Family papers

Birth

25 Mar 1897 AWMM

Post war occupation

Doctor/Civilian AWMM

Next of kin

WW1 Bishop Averill (father), Bishop's Court, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

• Bapaume AWMM
• 1918 AWMM Le Quesnoy AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 46219 AWMM

Military service

3 New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Military Cross (MC) AWMM
  02 Dec 1918 AWMM
  Averill was awarded a Military Cross for exceptional gallantry and fine leadership during the assault on Bapaume in August 1918. London Gazette AWMM
• Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur (France) AWMM
• Victory Medal AWMM
• British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 1916 AWMM Student/Civilian AWMM

Occupation before enlistment

Medical Student

Public - Pat - 31 October 2026 - ArchiveNZ

Embarkation details

WW1 08 Feb 1918-29 Mar 1918 AWMM
HMNZT 100 AWMM Vessel was Ulimaroa AWMM Second Lieutenant AWMM 34th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Lieutenant/Military AWMM

After the war Lt. Averill qualified as a doctor. He had a medical practice in Christchurch, New Zealand.

The Legion of Honour (Legion d'Honneur) was established in 19 May 1802, by Napoleon Bonaparte. It is awarded for military and civil service. The Legion of Honor (Légion d'Honneur) is currently France's premier order.

Attended Auckland University College (now the University of Auckland). AWMM

Death

4 Jun 1981 AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20543922
  Further Reference
• Auckland University College Roll of Honour.
  http://www.specialcollections.auckland.ac.nz/ww1-centenary/roll-of-honour/search?page=59
  Further Reference
• Wikidata Entity
  http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6530698
  Further Reference

References

• McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume IV. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  78: 13
• Averill, L.C.L. (1981). First generation New Zealander. Christchurch, N.Z.: L.C.L. Averill.
• Stewart, H. (1921). The New Zealand Division 1916-1919 : a popular history based on official records. Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.
• A.U.C. roll of honour, 1914 - 1920. MSS & Archives E-2, Special Collections, University of Auckland Libraries and Learning Services.
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 2: Includes portrait
• Pat Clarkson Medical Practitioner Research Project (January 2014 - March 2022). This project identified Medical Practioners who served in WWI.
• The Le Quesnoy Campaign research was undertaken by the New Zealand Society of Genealogists as part of the development of New Zealand Liberation Museum - Te Arawhata (Le Quesnoy France). This research project was led by CJ Barbour (NZSG), BI Silvester, HH Farrant (NZMHS) with the support of NZSG volunteers (2022). The individuals included in this research dataset were identified as potentially having served in or around the wider Le Quesnoy campaign. Their presence at Le Quesnoy has not been individually verified in every case.
• Byrne, A. E. Official History of the Otago Regiment, NZEF in the Great War, 1914–1918. Dunedin: J. Wilkie, 1921.
• Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins.
• HMNZT 100. The link [1918]. Printed by W.H. Smith & Son: London. Magazine of troops on board H.M.N.Z.T. No. 100, 'Ulimaroa'.