George NEAL

Regimental number23/1763
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinMother, Mrs W J Neal, Maraekakaho, Hastings
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 3rd Reinforcements of 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 38 Tahiti on 8 January 1916
Final rankCorporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 30 January 1918
Place of burialOxford Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave No 8), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William John and Margaret Louisa Neal, Maraekakaho, Hawke's Bay
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 15, p. 4