Captain

Harding Waipuke Leaf

MC

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of John Edward Leaf and Matu Leaf (nee Kemara); husband of Helen Leaf, of Dargaville, Auckland, New Zealand. Also served in the 1914-18 War.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
6116
Name:
Harding Waipuke Leaf
Rank: 
Captain
Date of Birth:
06 October 1890
Place of Birth: 
Whirinaki, Hokianga, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Henry Leaf, Whirinaki, via Rawene, Hokianga, New Zealand|Mrs Leaf (wife), Whirinaki, Hokianga, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Whirinaki, Hokianga, New Zealand|Whirinaki, Hokianga, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Sawmiller|Inspector of Health (Native Department)
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
22 May 1941
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
50
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

1st Maori Contingent
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 20
Unknown
Vessels:

Warrimoo
Aquitania
Destinations:

Suez, Egypt (26 March 1915)
Gourock, Scotland

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Face 13.
Cemetery Location: 
Greece
Harding Waipuke Leaf
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