Gunner

Leslie Gower

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Letitia K. Gower, of 80, Hataitai Rd., Wellington, and the late William Gower.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
2/458
Name:
Leslie Gower
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
26 October 1894
Place of Birth: 
Rangiora, North Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
William Gower father), 28 McFarlane Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
28 McFarlane Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Ironmongers assistant
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery, 3 Battery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, at sea on H.M.H.S. "Grantully Castle,"
Date of Death:
26 July 1915
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
72
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Leslie Gower
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