Donald Cleveland MCNEIL

MCNEIL, Donald Cleveland

Service Number: 5813
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
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World War 1 Service

21 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5813, 22nd Infantry Battalion
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

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Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts

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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