FOR KING AND COUNTRY.
DEATH.
GOUGH. — On June 11th, at Dunedin, Leonard Gough (53180, 27th Reinforcements), youngest son of the late J. and E. Gough, late of North Dunedin; aged 41 years. Deeply regretted. Private interment.
— Hope and Kinaston, undertakers. -Evening Star, 11/6/1920.
The remains of the late Private Leonard Gough (43130, 27th Reinforcement) were buried in the Northern Cemetery on Saturday forenoon. Lieutenant Jones represented the Defence Department, and Chaplain Major Fairmaid conducted the funeral services at the Hospital and the graveside. -Otago Daily Times, 15/6/1920.
Leonard Gough arrived at the front and joined his unit of the Otago Infantry Regiment just in time for the disastrous failed attack on Bellevue Spur on October 12, 1917. After the attack he was posted as missing. His family were not informed - there were many missing soldiers after that date and Leonard was one of those who showed up after the confusion had abated.
Just before the end of the war, while on leave, Leonard was operated on in London for hemorrhoids and shortly after sailed home on the Troopship "Tahiti."
At some time; in the trenches, in hospital, on the troopship, Leonard contracted TB. He was one of so many young New Zealanders who returned to their lives, only to have them cut short by this incurable condition.
He died of cardiac arrest, caused by "oesophagal stricture," caused by tuberculosis.
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