Private

Leonard Appleton

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Appleton, of Gibson Quay, Hokitika, Greymouth.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Leonard was the son of Ernest and Jane (nee Addison) Appleton. He was born 19 Sep 1888. He died of dysentery aboard the HMS Aquitania, between Madras and Gibralter, while enroute to the Dardenelles c... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/2527
Name:
Leonard Appleton
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
E. Appleton (father), Gibson's Quay, Hokitika, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Gibson's Quay, Hokitika, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of sickness, on H.M.H.S. "Aquitania,"
Date of Death:
23 October 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 August 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
74
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Leonard Appleton
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