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Tarrant, Leonard Matthew

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First NameLeonard MatthewLast NameTarrantFamily Location 'Abbs Court' Lower MoutereDescriptionThe Tarrant Memorial on Motueka Quay was dedicated in memory of Leonard Tarrant. OccupationMinerDate of Birth8 February 1871 Place of BirthBrightwaterDate of Death5 April 1900Place of DeathPretoria, South AfricaAge at DeathAbout 29Family or Next of KinParents: Katharine and H.A. Tarrant. H A Tarrant was a J.P., and Inspector for the Waimea County Council. Town Clerk.
Sister, Ida (who died as a young child). Brothers: possibly Frank and Geoffrey.
RankSergeantMilitary Number71Regiment/Battalion1st New Zealand Contingent, Mounted RiflesMemorialSouth African War Memorial, Queen's Gardens, NelsonChildrens' Boer War Memorial, Christ Church Cathedral, NelsonAdditional InformationDied of typhoid fever at Pretoria, while a prisoner of war.

Had previously been in the Coromandel Rifle Corps, and one of the founders of the Coromandel Band of Hope Committee. Subject/KeywordSouth African War, 1899-1902War memorialsFurther InformationView the Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph record for Leonard Tarrant

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Tarrant Memorial on Motueka Quay

Leonard Matthews Tarrant from Auckland War Memorial Museum

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CollectionRoll of Honour: South African WarPlaceMotuekaEventSouth African War: 1899-1902

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