Regimental number | 15567 |
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand |
School | Ellerslie Public School, Auckland, New Zealand |
Other training | Hemingway & Robertson's Commercial College; University of Auckland College of Music, New Zealand |
Age on arrival in Australia | 18 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Student |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A E McNeill, Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 1, Reinforcement 16 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/29/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'He possessed great musical talent & a brilliant future was predicted had he lived.' (details from mother) |
Fate | Died whilst a Prisoner of War |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Hamburg Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 7), Ohlsdorf, Germany |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 12 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Andrew and Annie Elizabeth McNEILL, Auckland, New Zealand |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as McNEIL. |