Private

Leonard Herbert Sowry

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Herbert and Eliza Sowry, of Makomako, Pahiatua, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:


This photo was taken when Leonard was in the 17th Ruahine Company as a territorial, 1914-1915.

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
32242
Name:
Leonard Herbert Sowry
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Herbert Sowry (father), Makomako, Pahiatua, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 3 Battalion, 12 (Nelson) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
11 August 1917
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
15 November 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 68
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. B. 7.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Leonard Herbert Sowry
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