John Stewart MacNEIL

Regimental number6/3809
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFriend, A H Turnbull, Helmore Road, Fendalton, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Final rankSergeant
Final unit13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Company, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 16 September 1916
Place of burialThistle 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
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 23

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