| Regimental number | 269 |
| Place of birth | Balmain, New South Wales |
| School | Indooroopilly State School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Leather goods worker |
| Address | Jackson Street, Indooroopilly, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 141 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Henry James Nevill, Jackson Street, Indooroopilly, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 31st Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
| Two ships sailed from Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C, and D: HMAT A62,'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915. | |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No 1), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 119 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry James and Ada Annie NEVILL, Jackson Street, Indooroopilly, Queensland |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 1905 Sergeant Stanley Cecil NEVILL, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 22 May 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne ('Wandilla'), 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 7 December 1915. Found guilty, Ferry Post, 5 May 1916, of conduct to the prejudice of good order and Military Discipline: awarded 48 hours' Field Punishment No 2. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Reported missing, 20 July 1916. German List received by Wounded and Missing Enquiry bureau, Australian Branch, B.R.C.S.: Identification marks found on the Prisoner of War are inspected by the General war Bureau, and shown in the list as under:- DEAD. Note on Form B103, 24 February 1917: 'Identification disc received from Germany. No particulars were afforded except that soldier is deceased. To be reportede KILLED IN ACTION 20/7/16.' Note on file: 'austr. Sold. Nevill, J.H. Erk.Mrk. 269, 31. Bn. am 19.7. in Gegend Fromelles gefallen.' Note on Red Cross File No 1990802: 'Disc received from Germany and forwarded to next of kin 20.6.17.' Note on file, 28 April 1919: 'Buried Fleurbaix Sh. 23 N.W. Cert. by A.I.F. Hdqrs List for Lt. Spedding.' Note on file: 'The above name appeared on German death list dated 4-11-16.'Statement, L.W. FUICH [cannot be identified]: 'On the evening of the 19th July 1916 I was standing quite close to the above man and saw him killed by concussion from a shell. His death being instantaneous[;] he had no wounds. This happened in "No Man's Land" and it was impossible to remove him for burial as he was close to a german (sic) outpost.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Originally listed as 'No Known Grave' and commemorated at V.C. Corner (Panel No 3), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles; subsequently (2010) identified, and interred in the Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, France. |
| Miscellaneous details | Name entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as Joseph Howard NEVILE. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, NEVILL Joseph Harold
Red Cross file 1990802 |
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