Captain

James Robert Ruxton Leys

MC

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Robert Ruxton Leys and Florence Amelia Mary Leys, of 228, Happy Valley Rd., Brooklyn, Wellington, New Zealand. Also served in Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
15/557A
Name:
James Robert Ruxton Leys
Rank: 
Captain
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
17 April 1918
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
V. D. 21.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
James Robert Ruxton Leys
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