Richard Percy Renall

Forenames

Richard Percy AWMM

Surname

Renall AWMM

Also known as

Dick Renall AWMM

Service number

WWI 13/2242 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Anglican, Christian AWMM

Birth

17 Feb 1895 AWMM

Address before enlistment

WW1 Pre Jun 1915 AWMM Kohekohe, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

WW1 J.A. Renall (father), Kohekohe, Waiuku, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 14 Aug 1915 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 13/2242 AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Military Medal (MM) AWMM
  Military Medal - London Gazette, 2 April 1918, p4023: AWMM
• 1914-1915 Star AWMM
• British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
• Victory Medal AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Jun 1915 AWMM
Age  20 AWMM
Farmer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 14 Aug 1915-19 Sep 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 28 AWMM Vessel was Tofua AWMM Trooper AWMM Auckland Mounted Rifles AWMM 6th Reinforcements AWMM

Medical notes

• Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
  Diptheria - hospitalised August 1916. AWMM
• Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Lance Corporal/Military AWMM
Machine Gun Squadron AWMM

Son of Mr & Mrs J.A. Renall of Waiuku, Auckland.

According to the Official History, Trooper Renall was buried in Amman, Palestine, Amman 1/63 360.

Next of Kin: Mr J. A. Renall, Waiuku, Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

28 Mar 1918 AWMM
Age  23 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Memorial name

• Jerusalem Memorial, Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel AWMM
• Waiuku War Memorial Hall, Queen Street Waiuku 2123 AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Waiuku War Memorial, George Street, Waiuku AWMM
• Waiuku War Memorial, George Street, Waiuku AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20805205
  Further Reference
• Luxford, J. (1923). With the machine gunners in France and Palestine. Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs. Digital copy
  http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH1-Mach.html
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/1646808/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1646808
  Further Reference
• GREAT UNCLE
  Public - Garry William - Other relative - 25 April 2017 - Family history

References

• McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Page No: 610
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 3: Includes portrait
• Information kindly provided by family
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Nicol, C.G. (1921). The story of two campaigns: Official war history of the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment 1914-1919. Auckland, N.Z.: Wilson & Horton.
• The Surcingle : official organ of the Silent Sixth Rfcts, New Zealand Expdy Force. [At sea] : [Magazine Committee], 1915.