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2nd Battalion, 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade (New Zealand Army) |
| Died: |
12/08/1917 (Killed in Action) |
| Age: |
22 |
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Thomas Leslie was a son of Mrs. A Leslie of Donaghey, Sherrygroom, Cookstown. He later emigrated to New Zealand, and at the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted with the 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool’s Own), who were affectionately known as The Dinks. Thomas Leslie was killed in action on 12th August 1917 and is interred at Prowse Point Military Cemetery, Belgium.
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Prowse Point Military Cemetery is located 11.5 Kms south of Ieper town centre, on a road leading from the Rijselseweg N365, which connects Ieper to Wijtschate, Mesen, Ploegsteert and on to Armentieres. From Ieper town centre the Rijselsestraat runs from the market square, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and directly over the crossroads with the Ieper ring road. The road name then changes to the Rijselseweg. 2 Kms after Mesen lies the left hand turning onto Rue St.Yvon. The cemetery is located 600 metres along this road on the right hand side.
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