McNAUL, Daniel
(Service number 47355)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 15 July 1892 | Place of Birth | County Tyrone, Ireland |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Farm hand | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | J. McNAUL (father), Glenchesk, Ballycelstla, County Antrim, Ireland; R, Stewart (friend), Otipua, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 26th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 9 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Devonport, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Cycle Corps | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 31 January 1966 | Age | 74 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Daniel McNaul of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, was the son of John and Ellen McNaul, of Ballycastle, Ireland. In 1901 Daniel was a scholar at home with his parents and some siblings, at Drumacullin, Glen shesk, County Antrim. In 1911 he was still at home with his family at Tavnaghboy, Glenshesk, 19 years old, working as a general labourer. He set out from London for New Zealand on 18 September 1914 per the 'Ionic'. He had been here for two years when he enlisted in February 1917. Daniel's only surviving relatives at his death were two sisters and a brother in Northern Ireland. Permission was given to convey his medals to his brother Frank.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [30 December 2016]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [30 December 2016]; 1901 & 1911 census returns Ireland (ancestry.com.au) [31 December 2016]; UK Outward Passenger List (ancestry.com.au) [31 December 2016]; NZ Electoral Rolls (ancestry.com.au) [31 December 2016]; Timaru Herald, 13 January 1917, 20 February 1917, 11 April 1917, 16 June 1919, New Zealand Herald, 13 April 1918 (Papers Past) [31 December 2016]; Timaru Herald, 1 & 2 February 1966 (Timaru District Library) [04 January 2017]
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