Surname
Chalcraft
Forename(s)
Leslie William
Date of death
24-Jul-44
Place of death
Italy
World War 2
Serial No
802299
Rank
Private
Address on enlistment
Gisborne, New Zealand
Notes
According to Nga Tama Toa, p. 336, Chalcraft was a Pākehā: his 'parents were English, but having been raised in Tokomaru Bay he managed to enlist as a Maori'. He was killed during the advance towards Florence.
Lesley Chalcraft's name appears on the Tokomaru Bay war memorial (NZHistory.govt.nz)
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