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Leslie Charles NEAL

Regimental number2406
Date of birth31 August 1885
Place of birthBingara, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressUpper Bingerah, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 9"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Neal, Upper Bingerah, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 September 1915
Place of enlistmentNarrabri, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name30th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/47/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 11 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll30th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 19 April 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date25 April 1921
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Marathon', 19 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, hand), Sydney, 25 April 1921.MBV

Also served in World War II: Service No Q119951.
Date of death28 May 1974
Age at death88
SourcesNAA: B2455, NEAL Leslie Charles

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