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Leslie Cecil Lloyd Averill

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Portrait of Lieutenant Leslie Cecil Lloyd Averill, Archives New Zealand, AALZ 25044 2 / F916 49.

Portrait of Lieutenant Leslie Cecil Lloyd Averill, Archives New Zealand, AALZ 25044 2 / F916 49.

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Leslie Cecil Lloyd AWMM
  • Surname
    Averill AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 46219 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Anglican Public - Annabel - Child - 19 May 2015 - Family papers

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    25 March 1897 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
    Doctor/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Bishop Averill (father), Bishop's Court, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand 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
    WW1 1916 AWMM Student/Civilian AWMM
  • 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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • 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

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  • Death
    4 June 1981 AWMM
    Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • 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. AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume IV. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      78: 13 AWMM
    • Averill, L.C.L. (1981). First generation New Zealander. Christchurch, N.Z.: L.C.L. Averill. AWMM
    • Stewart, H. (1921). The New Zealand Division 1916-1919 : a popular history based on official records. Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs. AWMM
    • A.U.C. roll of honour, 1914 - 1920. MSS & Archives E-2, Special Collections, University of Auckland Libraries and Learning Services. AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 2: Includes portrait AWMM
    • Pat Clarkson Medical Practitioner Research Project (January 2014 - March 2022). This project identified Medical Practioners who served in WWI. AWMM
    • 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 data set were verified as serving in Le Quesnoy. AWMM

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