NIALL, Gerald Hugh
(Service number 56078)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 21 July 1888 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Grand Hotel, Te Kuiti | ||
| Occupation | Cable joiner (P & T Dept) | ||
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| Next of Kin | Miss Maud NIALL (sister), 101 Eden Terrace, Auckland | ||
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 | Specialist Company | ||
| Date | 16 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 18 July 1946 | Age | 57 years |
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| Place of Death | Auckland | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland | ||
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Biographical Notes
Gerald Hugh Niall was the youngest of the fourteen children of Daniel William and Noah (née Carroll) Niall. He married Avis May Todd in 1921 His brother George Patrick Niall also served in World War I. Brother Thomas Niall was called up for service.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [18 February 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [18 February 2018]; Waimkumete Cemetery record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [20 February 2018]
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