William James NEAL

Regimental number7/246
AddressTimatanga
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Charles Neal, Timatanga, Marlborough
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Lyttelton on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unit10th (Nelson) Squadron, Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 6-7 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 4), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Mary Neal, Flat Creek, Marlborough
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body