Private

Leslie George Arnold

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Arthur and Emma Arnold, of Nelson, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Les was one of twelve first cousins to serve in WW1. He was a country lad brought up at Korere in the Motupiko Valley and later the family moved to Three Channel Flat near Inangahua, where they had a... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
6/1233
Name:
Leslie George Arnold
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Emma Arnold, Inangahua Junction, New Zealand|Mrs Emma Arnold (mother), Buller Road, Inangahua Junction, Westport, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Manunui, New Zealand|Unknown address
Occupation on Enlistment:
Unknown occupation|Contractor
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
10 August 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

2nd Reinforcements
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15
HMNZT 68
Vessels:

Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Maunganui
Destinations:

Suez, Egypt
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. AA. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Leslie George Arnold
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