Bombardier

Leslie Alfred Carr

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Matthew Carr, and of Edith Carr (nee Cornes), of Waimatenui, Auckland, New Zealand; husband of Eileen Kathleen Carr, of Waimatenui.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
28962
Name:
Leslie Alfred Carr
Rank: 
Bombardier
Date of Birth:
14 November 1906
Place of Birth: 
Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Eileen Carr (wife), Waimatenui, Rural Delivery, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Waimatenui, Rural Delivery, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Painter
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Artillery, 6 Field Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
17 July 1942
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
35
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 November 1940
Vessel:
Batory or Maunganui
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. A. 14.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Leslie Alfred Carr
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