| Regimental number | 10/4159 |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Next of kin | Father, Jorgin Anderson Neilson, Mauriceville West |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships ('Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916. | |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'This man is a company stretcher bearer. In the early morning of the 10th inst on arriving back to Bulford Camp some 5 miles from the Black Line east of Messines he was informed that six men of his company had been left wounded near Blauwen Molen. He at once returned voluntarily with three comrades and
successfully removed the wounded men to Advanced Dressing Station under continuous shelling from the enemy. His work was consistently good throughout
the operations.'
Source: London Gazette Date: |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 7 |