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Dermott Robert NEILL

Regimental number4831
Place of birthWakefield, South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressSpalding, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 8.25"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinFather, Patrick Robert Neill, Spalding, South Australia
Previous military serviceCadets
Enlistment date26 February 1917
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 23 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 9 February 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Patrick and Mary NEILL. Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance.
Discharge date30 April 1919
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 death22 December 1933
Age at death36
Place of burialJamestown Cemetery, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, NEILL Dermott Robert

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