Cenotaph : 27710

Cenotaph ID: 
27710
Rank Last Held: 
Captain
Forenames: 
Leslie William James
Surname: 
Thomas
Alias: 
Brick Thomas
Serial Number: 
14590
Date of Birth: 
06 September 1914
Place of Birth: 
Fairlie, South Canterbury, New Zealand
Enlistment Address: 
28 Hawthorne Street, Papanui, Christchurch, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment: 
Clerical
Embarkation Body: 
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Date: 
1941-04-01 00:00:00
Place of Embarkation: 
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Destination: 
Port Tewfik, Egypt
Nominal Roll Number: 
WW2 4
Page on Nominal Roll: 
WW2 348
Religion: 
Church of England
Age at Death: 
72
Date of Death: 
29 April 1987
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
Whakatane Hospital, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Cause of Death: 
Cancer
Cemetery Name: 
Hillcrest Cemetery, Whakatane-Ohope Road, Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Grave Reference: 
Military Section
First Rank: 
Trooper
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J.A. Thomas (wife), 44 Barrington Street, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Marital Status: 
Married
Last Unit Served: 
2 Divisional Cavalry

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