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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Trooper William James Neal |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Trooper |
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| Forename(s): |
William James |
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| Surname: |
Neal |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
7/246 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Trooper |
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| Next of Kin: |
Charles Neal (father), Timatanga, Marlborough, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Timatanga, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Canterbury |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Main Body |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
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| Embarkation Date: |
16 October 1914 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Lyttelton, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Tahiti or Athenic |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
533 |
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| Campaigns: |
Gallipoli |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
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| Place of Death: |
Gallipoli, Turkey |
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| Date of Death: |
6 August 1915 |
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| Age at Death: |
30 |
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| Year of Death: |
1915 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey |
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| Memorial Reference: |
4 |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- William Neal was the son of Charles and Mary Neal, of Flat Creek, Marlborough, New Zealand.
- Date of death may have been 6 August or 7 August 1915.
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 |
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| Further References: |
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919 |
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