NEAVE, Robert John
| Service Number: | 7283 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 November 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tarrayonkyan, Victoria, Australia, 1 May 1884 |
| Home Town: | Coleraine, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Self Educated |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Montbrehain, France, 5 October 1918, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tincourt New British Cemetery Plot X, Row C, Grave No. 15 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Casterton War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7283, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7283, Ballarat, Victoria | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7283, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7283, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7283, 6th Infantry Battalion, 24th Reinforcements HMAT Ballarat | |
| 1 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7283, 21st Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7283, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7283, 21st Infantry Battalion, Montbrehain |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Charles Campbell College
Robert John NEAVE was a soldier in World War l. He was born and raised in Tarrayonkyan in western Victoria and was a school teacher before war. He enlisted in November 1916. His parents were Robert Neave and Catherine McCahill.
He fought on Western Front with the 21st Battalion. He was wounded in the head at Broodseinde Ridge in October 1917 and he had medals for British War Medal and Victory Medal.
Rober John Neave was killed in action at Beaurevoir in France on 5 October 1918, making him one of the last Australians killed in action in the war. He is now buried at Trincourt New British Cemetary in Trincourt-Boucly, France.
Biography contributed by Andreena Hockley
"Signaller Robert John Neave, elder son of Mrs. R. Neave, Tarrayouk-yan, was killed in action at Mont Brehain, France, on the 5th of October, 1918.
He was born at Tarrayoukyan, and received his education at the local State school. Entering the Education Department as a temporary teacher, he afterwards qualified for permanent appointment, and enlisted from the Quantong School.
He left Victoria on the 19th of February, 1917, on the Ballarat, and, after the torpedoing, was rescued by H.M.S. Lookout. He first saw service in the Ypres Sector, where he was wounded. Shortly after this, he contracted trench fever and was invalided to England, where, before he returned to France, he passed through a signalling school, gaining the First-class Signaller's Certificate. Shortly after his return to France, Signaller Neave met his death, being killed instantly by shell-fire. He, with others, was buried near Ramiecourt, and a cross was erected over his grave.
Many letters from his comrades and his commanding officer pay tribute to his sterling qualities and his popularity. He is recorded in the books of the Education Department as a hard-working, energetic teacher, earnest and capable."
Source: The Education Department's Record of War Service, Victoria, 1914-1919.
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