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Jack Neville

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of James Nathan and Lilly Elizabeth Neville, of Avonside, Christchurch, Canterbury.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

One of five New Zealanders aboard the British ship, SS Anking, on British Admiralty service , left Batavia (Jakarta) on February 27th 1942 for Fremantle. On March 3, she was intercepted by Japanese cruisers and sunk by gunfire about 200 miles east of Christmas Island. 16 Survivors were picked up 4 days later

[Charles Hocking, Dictionary of Disasters as Sea during the Age of Steam]

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Casualty

Name:
Jack Neville
Rank: 
Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, SS Anking

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in Action
Date of Death:
04 March 1942
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
35
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport, Auckland
Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 7.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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