Sergeant

Leslie James Bissland

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Bissland, of 28, Howe St., Dunedin, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/3809
Name:
Leslie James Bissland
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
16 March 1894
Place of Birth:
Victoria, St Arnaud,
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E.A. Bissland (mother), 28 Howe Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Plumber
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
01 October 1916
Day of Death:
Sunday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 37
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. E. 14.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Leslie James Bissland
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