John Michael REAL

Regimental number7/107
AddressClub Hotel, Timaru
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, John Real, Tuapeka West, Otago
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 rankDriver
Final unitNew Zealand Army Service Corps
FateDied of wounds 1 September 1915
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialCairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row M, Grave No 66), Egypt
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: John and Mary Real, Tuapeka West
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

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