Regimental number | 6/3809 |
Place of birth | Australia |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Friend, A H Turnbull, Helmore Road, Fendalton, Christchurch |
Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
Final rank | Sergeant |
Final unit | 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Company, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Thistle Dump Cemetery (Row D, Grave No 25), Longueval, Somme, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Rev. John and Hannah MacNeil, Natimuk, Victoria, Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 23 |
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