REAL, John Michael
(Service number 5/107B)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Driver |
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Birth
| Date | abt 1894 | Place of Birth | New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Club Hotel, Timaru | ||
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| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | John Real (father), Tuapeka West, Otago New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | |||
| Embarked From | Lyttelton, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Army Service Corps | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 1 September 1915 | Age | 21 |
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| Place of Death | Egypt to Gallipoli | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Tuapeka West School War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
John Real was the son of John and Mary Real,of Tuapeka West NZ. Serial Number is recorded as 7/107 in nominal rolls, as 5/107B in Archives New Zealand and CWGC.
"5/107b- Driver JOHN MICAEL REAL, Gunshot wound in the shoulder and haemorrhage, at Heliopolis (Mr John Real, Tuapeka West, Otago, father)" - Otago Daily Times, 7 September 1915.
"REAL - In loving memory of Trooper John Michael Rel who died from wounds while in action at Gallipoli on August 31, 1915, on beloved son of John and Mary Real, Tuapeka West; aged 21 years R.I.P. - Inserted by his loving parents and sisters" - ODT 31 August 1917.
Sources
Cenotaph database (Ocober 2014); BDM Historical Records (bdmhistoricalrecords,dai.govt.nz); Otago Daily Times, 31 Aug 1917 p4 and 7 September 1915 p6.
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