| Regimental number | 2735 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Joadja Creek, Mittagong, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Same as next of kin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 7.25" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, James Percy Neal, High Range, Blakesley Street, Chatswood, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | 7th Field Company Engineers |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/26/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Field Company Engineers |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2737 Sapper Thomas Reginald NEAL, 7th Field Company Engineers, killed in action, 29 July 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 19 March 1916. Admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, 4 September 1916 (varicose veins), and transferred same day to 44th Casualty Clearing Station and then to Ambulance Train No 27; admitted to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 15 September 1916 (varicocele). Transferred to England, 17 September 1916. Transferred to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, from No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 12 July 1916 (malaria). Admitted to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 8 November 1916; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 11 November 1916. Proceeeded overseas to France, 29 May 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 8 June 1917. Wounded in action, 4 October 1917 (gun shot wound,right shoulder), admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred same day to 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 8, 5 October 1917, and admitted to 11th General Hospital, Camiers; transferred to England, 22 October 1917, and admitted to Norfolk War Hospital, Norwich, 23 October 1917. Transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 9 November 1917; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 20 November 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Runic', 20 December 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 13 February 1918, for overland travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 23 March 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA B2455 fle 7994460 |
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