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William Waihora MCNEIL

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:50:30+00:00
Date of birth17 August 1895
Date of death08 August 1915
Mothers nameAnnie
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameJames McNeil
SiblingsJemima Janet Hiskop (b 1891), Sinclair Sutherland (b 1892), Mary Iris (b 1897), David Thomas (b 1899), Eric James (b 1900), Francis Dunlop (b 1905)
Cause of deathKilled in action
Last known residencec/o Mrs Eagle, Shannon.
Awards1914-15 Star, British War Medal Victory Medal
Place of birthWaihola, Otago, New Zealand
OccupationSeaman
Place of deathGallipoli
Date of arrival overseas03 December 1914
Theatres of warEgyptian 1914-15, Gallipoli 1915
Place of embarkationon Transport No 3
SurnameMCNEIL
War memorialWeraroa Peace Gate Memorial
Place enlistedPalmerston North
Christian namesWilliam Waihora
Place of arrival overseasEgypt
Overseas memorialChunuk Bair (NZ) Memorial
SchoolCaversham 17 August 1900 - 8 NOvember 1901; South Invercargill 1901 - ?
WarsWW 1
Service number10/463
ReligionPresbyterian
Date enlisted14 August 1914
Final rankPrivate
Regiment or serviceWellington Infantry Brigade 7th WWC Coy NZEF
Embarkation date15 October 1914
User reference9.259

Image of William Waihora MCNEIL

Last Employer: Mr AA Nattrass, Ohakune.

NOK: Mr James McNeil, Ellis Rd, Invercargill.

Height: 5' 11". Weight: 11st.

Hair: Dark Brown. Complexion: Dark.

Chest: 33"-34½". Eyes: Grey.

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