John Neil REW

Regimental number11/1854
Address13 Herne Bay Road, Ponsonby, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Rew, 13 Herne Bay Road, Ponsonby, Auckland
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 28 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialKantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row A, Grave No 7), Egypt
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Elizabeth L. Rew, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt

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

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