Leslie Mervyn Conrad

Gunner

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Emily Ethel Conrad, of Ashburton, Canterbury.

References:

CWGC

BDM Online

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

“An artillery despatch rider was killed when a motor cycle and a car on the Rotorua main road collided at Butler’s corner, Karapiro, at midday yesterday. After the collision the car containing four people, who escaped with abrasions, travelled some distance and came to rest against a hedge. The victim was:— Leslie Mervyn Conrad, aged 21 years. His paybook did not disclose his next-of-kin, but it contained the name of a friend. Dorothy Sampson, of Longbeach, Ashburton. The despatch rider died a few minutes after the collision, from severe injuries. Both vehicles were badly damaged.
The inquest was opened, and then adjourned.“ [Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20961, 8 December 1942, Page 4]

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Casualty

Service Number:

237245

Name:

Leslie Mervyn Conrad

Name variation:

Leslie Merlyn Conrad (BDM Online)

Rank:

Gunner

Date of Birth:

26 September 1921

Place of Birth:

Ashburton (?), Canterbury, New Zealand

Education:

Prebbleton School

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Locality on Enlistment:

c/o Mr A McDonald, Papakaio

Occupation on Enlistment:

Farmhand

Unit:

New Zealand Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Accidently killed.

Date of Death:

06 December 1942

Day of Death:

Sunday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Cambridge (Hautapu) Public Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Block H, Grave 18.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand