John William (Jack) NEAL

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Service Number:	2682
Enlisted:	28 February 1916
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	2nd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Parwon, Victoria, Australia , 9 July 1889
Home Town:	Melton, Melton, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Natural causes, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 December 1932, aged 43 years
Cemetery:	Melton Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Section 4, Compartment 6, Grave 10
Memorials:	Melton War Memorial

28 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
18 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2682, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: ''
18 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2682, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne
14 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2682, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, Shrapnel wound right thigh and buttock (severe)
31 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2682, 2nd Pioneer Battalion

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Seriously ill Pneumonia Dec 1916

Wounded in Action (Severe) October 1917

PUO (Pyrexia of unknown origin) = Fever 1918