Private

Neil McArthur

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. Agnes McEachran (formerly McArthur), of 37, Thomson St., North End, Invercargill. Born in Scotland. Served in Egypt, 1915-16, Gallipoli, and on the Western Front, 1916-17.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
9/953
Name:
Neil McArthur
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Birth - Unverified:
18/07/1879
Place of Birth:
Campbelltown, Argyllshire, Scotland
Next of Kin: 
Agnes McEachran (mother), Spar Bush, Southland, New Zealand
Religion:
Presbyterian
Date of Enlistment:
24 December 1914
Locality on Enlistment: 
Tapanui
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Employer:
David Edgar, Tapanui
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion, 8 (Southland) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
24 November 1918
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
41
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
17 April 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessel:
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Section 5. Block H.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Neil McArthur
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