Leonard James Rawnsley

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Father of Coleen Rawnsley, of Upper Riccarton, Christchurch. Born at Lyttelton. Served in Egypt, 1915, and at Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/1963
Name:
Leonard James Rawnsley
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Miss Colleen Rawnsley (daughter), care of Mr Lyford, Watts Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Royal Hotel, Christchurch, New Zealand
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
17 December 1916
Day of Death:
Sunday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
17 April 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessel:
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Block C, Grave 2.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Leonard James Rawnsley
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