Rfn. William Leslie Charles Reeve

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Rfn. William Leslie Charles Reeve

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Birthplace: Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand
Death: June 07, 1917 (21)
Battle of Messines, Messines, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium (World War I: Killed in Action)
Place of Burial: Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Messines, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Immediate Family:

Son of LCpl. Edwin Reeve and Ellen Jane Reeve
Brother of Phyllis Ella Nichols, [twin of Edwin]; Edwin Arthur Reeve, [twin of Phyllis]; Frederick Herbert Reeve; Muriel Eliza Helleur; Ernest Claude Reeve and 2 others

Occupation: Farmer | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion
Find A Grave ID: 13808979
Service No: WWI 21095
Managed by: Private User
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About Rfn. William Leslie Charles Reeve

Tauranga farmer and 4th Waikato Territorial William Leslie Charles Reeve was killed in action in Belgium on 7 June 1917. He is remembered on a headstone at Tauranga Anglican Cemetery. See full story by Debbie McCauley: http://tauranga.kete.net.nz/remembering_war/topics/show/2377

Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...

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Rfn. William Leslie Charles Reeve's Timeline

1896
January 28, 1896
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand

Birth Registration Number: (reg. 1896/1676).

1917
June 7, 1917
Age 21
Battle of Messines, Messines, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
June 7, 1917
Age 21
Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Messines, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium