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Francis John LEVETT

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:54:15+00:00
Date of birth30 June 1890
Date of death30 March 1918
Mothers nameAnnie (née Murphy)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Mothers date of death1906, buried Karori Cemetery, Wellington
Fathers nameJohn Thomas Levett
Parents date of marriage1885
Parents place of marriageNZ
Cause of deathKilled in action
Buried whereDamascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria. D.115
Last known residencePalmerston North
Awards1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthWellington, New Zealand
OccupationClerk for Goldingham & Beckett Ltd, Palmerston North
Place of deathCairo
Theatres of warEgypt 1915, 1916. Egyptian EF 1916, 1917, 1918, Balkan 1915
SurnameLevett
War memorialFoxton School
Place enlistedPalmerston North
Christian namesFrancis John
Overseas memorialDamascus Commonwealth War Cemetery
School1889, 1900 possibly Marist Brothers, Wellington
WarsWW1
Service number7/1182
ReligionRoman Catholic
Date enlisted18 December 1914/15 February 1915
Final rankSergeant
Regiment or serviceCanterbury Mounted Rifles NZEF
Embarkation date13 June 1915
User reference10.160

Age on Enlistment: 24 years 11 months.

Height: 5'7½".

Weight: 140lb.

Chest: 31" – 34¼".

Complexion: Medium.

Eyes: Grey.

Hair: Brown.

Probate: Will Archives NZ Wellington.

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