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Leonard Johns Billett

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 55 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 55 - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Leonard Johns AWMM
  • Surname
    Billett AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 1/570 AWMM
    • WWI 1/530 AWMM
    • WWI 13/2531 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Congregational, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    29 June 1894 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • Pre Aug 1914 AWMM 81 Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Pre 12 December 1916 AWMM Hamilton House, Grey Street, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Lizzie Brown (fiancee), 26 Cook Street, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Mrs Janet Christina Barbara Billett (wife), care of Mrs R.J. Morris, York Street, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 15 August 1914 AWMM Single AWMM
    • Pre 15 February 1917 AWMM Married AWMM
      Married, 1 child AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • Samoa AWMM
    • Sinai & Palestine AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 1/570 AWMM
    • WWI 1/530 AWMM
    • WWI 13/2531 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
  • 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
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Dysentery AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Malaria AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Pneumonia AWMM
    • Died after Discharge from Wounds Inflicted or Disease Contracted while on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM
      Death due to war service, tuberculosis and cardiac failure AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Janet Christina Barbara Billett (nee Nicholson), married 1916. Father of Thelma Lily Billett born 1914.

    Moeraki then transfer to Boora at Melbourne for Suez.

    Next of Kin: Mr Billett, Dean St, Auckand (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

About death

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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • My dear Granddad, Your Soul was taken so early. You have left a piece of yourself on this Earth, Your Family, and we that remember you WILL NEVER FORGET YOU. Rest in the arms of the Angels. Lots of Love Granddad, Perry x xxxxx xxxxxxx.
    Public - Perry William - Other Relative - 20 April 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Vol1: 55 AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      54: 1 AWMM
    • McGeehan, Elizabeth B. Autographed wartime souvenir publication, 'Samoa' [ca. 1914 - 1915]. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library- Tāmaki Paenga Hira. MS-2004-43. AWMM
      Includes signature AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM

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20 April 2015Perry WilliamAuckland, New ZealandOther Relative

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