Order of Merit 1st Class Chuong My (SVN); NZOSM (2004)
Lesley Estelle Cowper served as a nurse with the New Zealand (Civilian) Surgical Team in Qui Nhon. She became seriously ill after contracting tuberculosis and died in a Saigon hospital on 2 May 1966. See Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database record. Most records including death registration spell the name Lesley. However her name is also spelled Leslie in publications. Leslie served as a Territorial Nursing Sister hence the service number shown.
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