Cenotaph : 18884

Cenotaph ID: 
18884
Rank Last Held: 
Driver
Forenames: 
Malcolm Duncan
Surname: 
Neilson
Alias: 
The Kauri Kid
Serial Number: 
4345
Date of Birth: 
23 February 1919
Place of Birth: 
Westport, West Coast, New Zealand
Enlistment Address: 
58 Coutts Street, Kilbirnie, Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment: 
Lorry driver
Embarkation Body: 
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon
Embarkation Date: 
1940-01-05 00:00:00
Place of Embarkation: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination: 
Egypt
Vessel: 
Orion
Nominal Roll Number: 
WW2 1
Page on Nominal Roll: 
WW2 132
Religion: 
Presbyterian
Age at Death: 
43
Date of Death: 
09 November 1963
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
Taumarunui Hospital, King Country, New Zealand
Cause of Death: 
Emphysema and respiratory failure
Cemetery Name: 
Manunui Cemetery, Manunui, New Zealand
Grave Reference: 
RSA Section
First Rank: 
Private
Next of Kin: 
Mrs L.A. Neilson (mother), PO Box 73, Napier, New Zealand
Marital Status: 
Single
Last Unit Served: 
Divisional Petrol Company

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