George Francis McNEISH

Regimental number13/210
Date of birth30 October 1892
Place of birthCambridge
ReligionMethodist
OccupationTelegraphist
AddressTelegraph Office, Whangarei
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.11
Height6' 0"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs J McNeish, Cambridge, Waikato
Previous military serviceServed in Post & Telegraph Corps, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWhangarei
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 1), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Jane McNeish, Duke Street, Cambridge
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to HS 'Clacton', Gallipoli, 18 July 1915 (diarrhea), and transferred to Mudros; admitted to 24th Casualty Clearing Station, 21 July 1915 (bronchitis); returned to unit, 26 July 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 361 days (of which 297 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22206764

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