Neil John STEVENS

Regimental number10/4492
OccupationPainter
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Stevens, 129 Fox Street, Gisborne
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
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.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 31 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBagneux British Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave No 8), Gezaincourt, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Metta Stevens, Seccombes Road, Epsom, Auckland
Family/military connectionsBrother: 10/2322 Corporal James STEVENS, 1st Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 11 October 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 7