Regimental number | 362 |
Place of birth | Romsey, Victoria |
School | Dookie state School; Prince's Hill State School; North Carlton State School; Melbourne High School, Victoria |
Other training | University Training College, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | School teacher |
Address | The Gums, Tara, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Joseph Neal, The Gums, Tara, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in the School Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Courtney's and Steel's Post Cemetery (Special Memorial 32), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 73 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph Henry and Flora NEAL, "The Gums", Tara, Queensland. Native of Romsey, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1722 Pte Joseph Henry NEAL, 25th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 April 1918; Cousins: W. BROWN, killed in action; 2886 Pte Norman McLeod PATTIE, 5th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 8 October 1918; Lt Roy McRae PATTIE MC, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 20 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Address incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as The Ginnis, Tara, Queensland. |