Trooper · NZ #1253 · T Patrol · MID
| Rank | Trooper |
|---|---|
| Service number | NZ #1253 |
| Patrol | T Patrol |
| Regiment | 2nd NZ Divisional Cavalry Regiment |
| Role | Driver |
| Known as | “Tommy” |
| Honours | MID |
| Campaign medals | War Medal 1939-45, NZ War Service Medal |
| Record | https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C138342 |
The prefix NZ has been added to his service number, on the authority of the Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph record already linked on this card — the Museum holds him as a New Zealand service person. The digits are unchanged. This roll formerly left the number unmarked, which made it look like a British number to anyone reading the field rather than the card.
Cenotaph-verified 27 Jul 2026 (record link added).
MID per W.B. Kennedy Shaw, "Long Range Desert Group" appendices. ("McNeill, Pte. T.B.", 2 NZEF; sheet spelling McNeil).
On original LRP Roll (5 Dec 1940): T — Dvr T Patrol; returned NZ Armd Corps. Source: LRP Roll (Original LRP Nominal Roll as at 5 Dec 1940, Capt L H Browne).
A stock agent in civilian life; served with the 2nd NZ Divisional Cavalry Regiment. Mentioned in Despatches. A 1941 recording of Tommy McNeil survives in the Nga Taonga Sound & Vision catalogue (U-series, The Long Range Desert Group, Pts 1-8, 11719): https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/search-use-collection/search/11719 . Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
Stock agent in civilian life. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
Embarkation detail from his Cenotaph record: he embarked as Trooper, 2nd Division Cavalry. This agrees with the rank held on this card. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph, record C138342.
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