Leslie Robert “Les” Nicholls
Sergeant · NZ #632843 (T-2 Patrol) · T2 Patrol
| Rank | Sergeant |
|---|---|
| Service number | NZ #632843 (T-2 Patrol) |
| Patrol | T2 Patrol |
| Known as | “Les” |
| Died | 2000-09-28 |
| Record | https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/165720 |
What this roll records
Rank not found online. Where to look: (1) Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph (https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/search) - search surname, then match on this service number; the record shows rank as published in the 2NZEF Nominal Roll. (2) Archives NZ WWII personnel file (https://collections.archives.govt.nz) - definitive rank history, request required.
Verified 27 Jul 2026 vs Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph. Leslie Robert Nicholls (confirms Leslie R.). Rank Private at embarkation; headstone gives final rank Sgt. DOD confirmed; no DOB on record.
Patrol T2 per this sheet's original annotation ("T-2 Patrol").
Aged 80 at death. Buried/commemorated: Greenpark RSA Cemetery, Dunedin (Block 4A, Plot 32). Flour miller in civilian life. Embarked/served with Infantry Reinforcements. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
Full name Leslie Robert. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
New Zealand (A) Squadron, LRDG — T2 Patrol at disbandment, 10 December 1943. Source: Brendan O’Carroll, ‘The Long Range Desert Group in the Aegean’ (Appendix IV, New Zealand (A) Squadron Disbandment Roll, 10 December 1943).
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- AKA added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll (missing information).
- Additional sources (AWMM Online Cenotaph). Nominal Roll 2NZEF No. 9, p.294. Also cited: Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020).
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