Neil CAMPION

Topic: Neil CAMPION

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Age on enlistment: 21 years 2 months.

Height: 5’9”.

Weight: 145lbs.

Chest: 33” – 35”.

Complexion: Fair.

Eyes: Grey/Blue.

Hair: Light Brown.

NOK: Father-Waikanae-Te Horo.

Last Employer: Father, A Campion.

Previous Military Training: NZ Territorial 1911.

Neils parents, brother Denis and sister Alexis are buried in the Otaki Catholic Cemetery half way up the hill on the Pukekaraka side.

Also remembered on the Memorial Gates at Paraparaumu.

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Date of birth:	09 June 1893
Occupation:	Farmer
Last known residence:	Waikanae
Cause of death:	Killed in action
Place of death:	Anzac Cove, Dardanelles
Spouses name:	Unmarried
Date of death:	26 May 1915
Fathers name:	Alexander Campion
Place of birth:	Longburn, Palmerston North
Mothers name:	Margaret (née Gleeson)
Siblings:	Mary, Sheila, Thomas, Nora , Dennis, Kenneth , Marjorie, James, and Margaret, Alexis
Date of arrival overseas:	03 December 1914
Theatres of war:	Middle East for the Dardanelles
Place of embarkation:	Wellington on transport No 4
Surname:	CAMPION
War memorial:	Ohau School Roll of Honour
Place enlisted:	Palmerston North
Christian names:	Neil
Place of arrival overseas:	Alexandria after 50 days
School:	Manakau, Longburn, Ohau
Wars:	WW1
Service number:	11/32
Religion:	Roman Catholic
Date enlisted:	13 August 1914
Final rank:	Trooper
Regiment or service:	6th Manawatu Squadron, Wellington Mounted Rifles NZEF
Embarkation date:	14 October 1914
User reference:	12.179
Alias:	Neil
Awards:	1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal