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James Leslie

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 30), Page: 19 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 30), Page: 19 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James AWMM
  • Surname
    Leslie AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Quinlan AWMM
    • James Quinlan Leslie AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 11059 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    19 April 1894 NZWGT Hakaru, North Auckland NZWGT
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs C. Leslie (mother), Limestone Island, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 11059 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

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
    04 Oct 1917 {Age 23} AWMMDied of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM
    Died of wounds received in action (gunshot wound abdomen) at 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station. AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • James Leslie was the son of Charles and Jessie C. Leslie, of Ngapuke, Manunui, New Zealand. Born Hakaru.

    Previously employed as Bushman by H Gardiner, Helena Bay AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    4 October 1917 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Nine Elms British Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM III. D. 4. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    LESLIE – October 4, 1917, died of wounds in France, at an Australasian casualty clearing station. James Quinlan Leslie, Twelfth Reinforcements, beloved son of Chas. and Jessie C. Leslie, aged 23. ‘Not gone from memory, not gone from love, But gone to his heavenly home above, Only the grave of a hero, Only a mound of earth, far from the land of the Kauri, the spot that gave him birth.’ (NZ Herald, 31 Oct 1917) Public - Sandra - Researcher - 23 December 2018 - Papers Past Online
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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

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  • Uncle James very proud of you
    Public - Kay - Other relative - 25 April 2016
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  • It is with the greatest respect this poppy is laid for my Great Uncle, Jim, one of four Great Uncles lost in WW1.
    Public - Michelle - Other Relative - 25 April 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      30: 19 AWMM
    • NZWGT: Information supplied by the New Zealand War Graves Trust as part of the New Zealand War Graves project. This project was established in 2006 to record in text and photographs the 31,758 New Zealanders who have been identifed as serving with New Zealand or Allied forces, and who died in conflicts from the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) up to the present day and in peacekeeping operations. 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. 5: Includes portrait AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM
    • This record was partially completed by information provided by Noel George Smith and Lyn Griffiths (2021). AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
23 December 2018SandraWaipuResearcher
25 April 2016KayPalmerston NorthOther relative
25 April 2015MichelleNew ZealandOther Relative

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