Neil CAMPION

Regimental number11/32
Date of birthJune 1893
Place of birthNew Zealand
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressWaikanae
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 9.5"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinFather, A Campion, Waikanae
Previous military serviceServed 3 years in the 6th Mounted Rifles Regiment; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). 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 26 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialAri Burnu Cemetery (Row D, Grave No 9), Anzac, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Margaret Campion, Longburn, Palmerston North, Kairanga
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, Gallipoli, 26 May 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21891997

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