SCANNELL, Michael Robert
(Service number 47365)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 25/09/1896 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs H. SCANNELL (mother), Mawaro, 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 E Company | ||
| Date | 12 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
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Biographical Notes
Son of Michael & Hannah (nee CONWAY) SCANNELL. 1923 married Caroline SPEED. Michael returned to New Zealand aboard the "Chupra", one of 732 soldiers due at Lyttelton about July 22nd, 1919.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [21 July 2013]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives ref. AABK 18805 W5550 0102149) [23 April 2014]; Timaru Herald, 7 July 1919 (Papers Past) [01 September 2014]
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