Regimental number | 4831 |
Place of birth | Wakefield, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Spalding, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 8.25" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Patrick Robert Neill, Spalding, South Australia |
Previous military service | Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Patrick and Mary NEILL. Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 23 June 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 25 August 1917, and marched into 8th Training Bn, Hurdcott, the same day. Marched into 15th Training Bn, Codford, 5 November 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 18 December 1917; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 19 December 1917. Proceeded to unit, 20 December 1917; taken on strength of 43rd Bn, 24 December 1917. Admitted to No 5 Australian Field Ambulance, 5 March 1918 (influenza); transferred to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station, 11 March 1918; to Ambulance Train, 16 March 1918; to No 7 Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 17 March 1918; to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 22 March 1918; to No 53 General Hospital, Boulogne, 25 March 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 28 March 1918. Proceeded to unit, 8 April 1918; rejoined 43rd Bn, 10 April 1918. Admitted to No 11 Australian Field Ambulance, 4 May 1918 (pyrexia of unknown origin); transferred to No 4 Casualty Clearing Station, 4 May 1918; to Ambulance Train, 6 May 1918; to No 3 General Hospital, Le Treport, 6 May 1918; to Australian Convalescent Depot, Le Havre, 14 May 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, 1 June 1918. Proceeded to unit, 15 June 1918; rejoined 43rd Bn, 16 June 1918. Admitted to No 10 Australia Field Ambulance, 3 August 1918 (diarrhoea); transferred to No 5 Casualty Clearing Station, 3 August 1918; (pyrexia of unknown origin); to Ambulance Train, 6 August 1918; to No 9 General Hospital, 7 August 1918; to No 2 Convalescent Depot, 11 August 1918; to No 11 Convalescent Depot, 16 August 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 8 October 1918. Proceeded to unit, 13 October 1918; rejoined 43rd Bn, 14 October 1918. Admitted to No 11 Australian Field Ambulance, 11 November 1918 (tonsillitis); transferred to No 3 Australian General Hospital, 18 November 1918 (neuralgia); to England, 20 December 1918; to War Hospital, Exeter, 21 December 1918; discharged to furlough, 6 January 1919. Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 20 January 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ascanius', 9 February 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 21 March 1919; discharged Adelaide (medically unfit), 30 April 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 36 |
Place of burial | Jamestown Cemetery, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, NEILL Dermott Robert |