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William Joseph NEIGHBOUR

Regimental number6071
Place of birthWentworth New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStation hand
AddressWindamingle, Anabranch, Wentworth, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinSister, Miss E Neighbour, Windamingle, Anabranch Wentworth, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 31 May 1917
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 6), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
130
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Mary NEIGHBOUR. Native of Wentworth, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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