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Adam Bothwick McNEIL

Regimental number107
Place of birthUcolta South Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressUcolta via Petersburg, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Caroline McNeil, Ucolta via Petersburg, South Australia
Enlistment date5 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Divisional Cyclist Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number12/6/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 June 1918
Place of burialBorre British Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 11), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
66
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Caroline McNEIL, Peterborough, South Australia
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 2381 Pte Alexander John McNEIL, 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery, killed in action, 12 August 1916; 2353 Pte Thomas Borthwick McNEIL, 16th Bn, died of wounds, 25 September 1916.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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