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Neil CAMPION

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:51:11+00:00
Date of birth09 June 1893
Date of death26 May 1915
Mothers nameMargaret (née Gleeson)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameAlexander Campion
SiblingsMary, Sheila, Thomas, Nora , Dennis, Kenneth , Marjorie, James, Margaret, Alexis
Children, , , ,
Cause of deathKilled in action
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Last known residenceWaikanae
AliasNeil
Awards1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthLongburn, Palmerston North
OccupationFarmer
Place of deathAnzac Cove, Dardanelles
Date of arrival overseas03 December 1914
Theatres of warMiddle East for the Dardanelles
Place of embarkationWellington on transport No 4
SurnameCAMPION
War memorialOhau School Roll of Honour
Place enlistedPalmerston North
Christian namesNeil
Place of arrival overseasAlexandria after 50 days
SchoolManakau, Longburn, Ohau
WarsWW1
Service number11/32
ReligionRoman Catholic
Date enlisted13 August 1914
Final rankTrooper
Regiment or service6th Manawatu Squadron, Wellington Mounted Rifles NZEF
Embarkation date14 October 1914
User reference12.179

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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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