NEYLON, Michael
| Service Number: | 1286 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1916, West Maitland, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | East Maitland, New South Wales, 1894 |
| Home Town: | East Maitland, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 1 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot V111, Row B, Grave 58, Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1286, West Maitland, New South Wales | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1286, 34th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1286, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 17 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1286, 34th Infantry Battalion, Wounded in Action - gunshot wound to the leg and shell shock | |
| 7 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 34th Infantry Battalion, At Tidsworth, UK | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1286, 34th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, GSW (left hip) | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1286, 34th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1286 awm_unit: 34th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-09-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Margaret Neylon of Newcastle Street, East Maitland, NSW; brother of Vincent Thomas Neylon who returned to Australia on 9 August 1919 having served with the 18th Battalion
Michael also served in the 14th Infantry of the Citizen Military Forces for 3 year an 4 months and was still serving with that unit when he enlisted with the AIF
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
10 January 1922 - Margaret Neylon wrote to Base Records stating that her husband had deserted her 19 years earlier and she died not know whether or not he was alive as she had not heard from him since. She also asked about Michael's uniform which he was wearing when he died and he had purchased it for £12/12/0.