John NEILL

Regimental number15229
Date of birth5 August 1882
Place of birthBelfast, Ireland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFireman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Height5' 8.5"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs J Neill, 8 Mataora Street, Mornington, Dunedin
Previous military serviceServed in National Reserve; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date6 April 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements, 1st Draft, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Waitemata on 26 July 1916
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXV, Plot G, Row No 12), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Agnes Neill, Mornington, Dunedin; Wife: Jane Neill, 81 Leekhampton Court, Caversham, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 25 July 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 3 October 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Appointed Temporary Corporal, 19 October 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 20 October 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 9 November 1916, posted to 4th Company, and relinquished appointment of Temporary Corporal

Appointed Lance Corporal, 2 February 1917.

Reported wounded and missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 19 November 1917, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 10
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21379656

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