Leslie John Osborne McCreath was born on 1 September 1913 at Riverton, Southland, NZ. He was a Lorry Driver.
Leslie married Iris Daphne White.
They had ten children:
• Anne Elizabeth McCreath born 12 February 1940.
• John William McCreath born 13 May 1948
• Ellen Daphne McCreath born 8 May 1949. Married Rewi Andrew Raumati.
• Heather Bonnie McCreath born 8 September 1951. Married William james Moore.
• Leslie James McCreath born 19 September 1952. Married Gloria Porter.
• Margaret Florence McCreath born 6 April 1954
• Sylvia May McCreath born 25 November 1955
• David Baxter McCreath born 24 February 1958
• Ernest Graham (Ernie) McCreath born 10 February 1959
• Robyn Kathleen McCreath born 2 August 1962