| Regimental number | 2001 |
| Place of birth | Cork City, Co Cork, Ireland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | School teacher |
| Address | Payneham Road, Payneham, South Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 145 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Nevin, Payneham Road, Payneham, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served for 12 months in the Royal Munster Fusiliers, British Army. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 14th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | RoH states fate as 'died of wounds'. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery (Plot XI, Row D, Grave No. 2), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 18 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 3rd Reserve Regiment, Heliopolis, Egypt, 9 March 1916. Transferred to 5th Divisional Artillery, Heliopolis, 1 April 1916; taken on strength, 55th Battery, 14th Field Artillery Brigade, 1 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 20 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 30 June 1916. To hospital, 16 October 1916 (sick); admitted to 15th Casualty Clearing Station, 17 October 1916 (conjunctivitis); transferred to Australian General Base Depot, France, 23 October 1916; marched out to unit, 17 December 1916; rejoined unit, 19 December 1916. Proceeded on leave, 15 September 1917; rejoined unit, 30 September 1917. Killed in action, France, 5 November 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: , NEVIN William |
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