Simon Henry NEAVE

Regimental number41001
Date of birth22 October 1889
Place of birthInvercargill
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBlacksmith
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 6.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ada Neave, Yarrow Street, Invercargill
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 October 1916
Place of enlistmentInvercargill
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Ruapehu on 14 March 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James Sampson Neave and Ada Neave, 19, Goodall Street, Caversham, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 14 March 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 21 May 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 21 June 1917; joined 1st Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 9 July 1917, and posted to C Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 33
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21379564

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