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 2 May 1895
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