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Claude Clarence Neville

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. S. Neville, of Perth, Western Australia. Served on the Western Front, 1917.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Clarence did embark for France, but was found medically unfit ( Emphysema) at Etaples and returned to New Zealand. He had previously had convictions and been jailed for wife desertion, bigamy and vagrancy. 

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Casualty

Service Number: 
19/199
Name:
Claude Clarence Neville
Name variation:
John Martin (Press/court records)
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs S. Neville (mother), Perth, Western Australia|Miss Dollie Neville (daughter), Washington Valley, Nelson, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Hamilton, New Zealand|Unknown address
Occupation on Enlistment:
Unknown occupation|Miner
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of Sickness
Date of Death:
15 May 1918
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Samoan Relief Force
New Zealand Engineers Tunnelling Company
Places of Embarkation:

Auckland, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 16
HMNZT 90
Vessels:

Talune
Ulimaroa
Destinations:

Apia, Samoa
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Thames (Shortland) Public Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
Plot 3671.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Claude Clarence Neville
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