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MCNEIL, Donald Cleveland
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5813 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Essendon, Victoria, 1895 |
| Home Town: | North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Brendans School |
| Occupation: | Veterinary assistant |
| Died: | Died of Illness, Belgium, 28 November 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Nivelles (Nijvel) Communal Cemetery Nivelles Communal Cemetery, Nivelles, Wallonie, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Lower North Adelaide War Memorial WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5813, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5813, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5813, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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SOLDIER DIES IN FRANCE
After having been released by Gernany, where he was a prisoner of war for a few months, 5813, Private Donald Cleveland McNell of the 22nd Battalion, died of pneumonic influenza in a French hospital on November 28. He at one time was a "Herald" messenger. Enlisting with the Veterinary Corps, he was transferred to the Infantry, and sailed on October 2, 1916. He was taken prisoner in August, and was returned to France through Switzerland. His parents live at 159 Flemington road, North Melbourne.
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