Manuel VIEIRA

Regimental number26720
Date of birth19 April 1896
Place of birthHikuai
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFireman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 6"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinFather, Manuel Vieira, Puketui, Thames
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 May 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 65 Pakeha on 23 September 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Manuel and Annie Vieira, Puketui, Thames
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 29 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 November 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 9 December 1916; joined 2nd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, in the field, 7 January 1917, and posted to D Company.

Wounded in action, 12 October 1917; subsequently reported wounded and missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 27 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 39
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 2202754