Surname
Pirihi
Forename(s)
Leslie
Date of death
22-May-41
Place of death
Crete
World War 2
Serial No
39688
Rank
Lance Corporal
Address on enlistment
Takahiwai, New Zealand
Comments (1)
Newspaper article about this man
Submitted by Sarah Johnston on Tue, 06/04/2021 - 11:21
I found this newspaper article from the Northern Advocate newspaper in 1940, about Leslie Pirihi's whānau in Takihiwai recognising his voice when they heard radio broadcasts from the Battalion in England. Very poignant to think that was probably the last time they would hear his voice. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19400627.2.98