Sapper

Herbert William Neason

Conflict: 
WW1
References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

The NZ Engineers used the city ramparts for accommodation during part of their time in Flanders. Herbert's death coincides with this period.

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
4/1830
Name:
Herbert William Neason
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Margaret Hodgens (aunt), Collingwood Street, Nelson, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Plumber
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
25 November 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 37
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
J. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Herbert William Neason
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