The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameLeslie Roy Graydon
Birth31 Jul 1895, New Zealand
Death20 Feb 1939, New Zealand
BurialWaikaraka Cemetery, Onehunga, Auckland, NZ
OccupationPainter
FatherJohn Graydon (1860-1930)
Misc. Notes
Name of “Leslie Roy Graydon” from Biography of father, John Graydon, found in the Find a Grave website in June 2025.

Year and country of birth from search on New Zealand BDM website in June 2025:
1895/18648. Graydon, Leslie Roy. Mother: Elizabeth. Father: John

Full date of birth of 31 July 1895 from further searching in June 2025 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
[Note: is a twin to Wilfred]

Date of death, place of burial, found from Auckland Council cemetery search in June 2025:
Name: Leslie Roy Graydon
Date of birth: Unknown
Date of death: 20 February 1939
Age at death: 44 years
Gender: Male
Region: Central and Hauraki Gulf Islands
Cemetery name: Waikaraka Cemetery
Plot location: Waikaraka Cemetery, Area 3, Block 1, Plot 016A
Remains type: Body
Date of burial: 20 February 1939

Occupation, of “painter”, from New Zealand Expeditionary Force Attestation form dated 26 May 1915 from the Archives New Zealand Collections website in July 2025.

Discharged 18 October 1918 on account of illness contracted on Active service from military records found from the Archives New Zealand Collections website in July 2025.

Country of death, from death search on New Zealand BDM website in July 2025:
1939/24121. Graydon, Leslie Roy. Died age 44Y

Date of death of 20 February 1939 confirmed from further searching in July 2025 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.
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