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Windleborn, Laurence Vincent

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First NameLaurenceLast NameWindlebornAlternative NameWendelbornDescriptionCorporal Laurence Vincent Windleborn, son of John and Lois Windleborn (aka Wendelborn) of Richmond, Nelson. Born in Motueka.Date of Birth1893Date of DeathFriday, 15th November, 1918Age at Death25Family or Next of KinSon of John and Lois Windleborn of Richmond, Nelson.RankCorporalMilitary Number7/291Regiment/BattalionMain Body, N.Z. Field ArtilleryCemetery/Buried AtFeatherston Cemetery, South Wairarapa District, New ZealandMemorialRichmond War Memorial HallRichmond War MemorialAdditional InformationDied of broncho pneumonia following influenza.

According to Laurence's sister Grace Papps, during the war years the family changed the spelling of their surname from Wendelborn to Windleborn to make it less 'German sounding'. Their grandfather had been born in Hamburg.Subject/KeywordWorld War, 1914-1918Further InformationView the Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph record for Laurence

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Windleborn, Laurence Vincent