NEATE, William Henry
| Service Number: | 3102 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1915, Enlisted with the written and signed permission of his father and his mother. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia, December 1896 |
| Home Town: | Abbotsford, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Abbotsford Primary School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 30 April 1951, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Presbyterian O, Sect. 6, Grave 31, Commonwealth War Graves Headstone, "3102 Lance Sergeant/W.H.Neate/6th Battalion/30th April, 1951 age 54" |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3102, 6 Infantry Battalion AMF, Enlisted with the written and signed permission of his father and his mother. | |
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| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 3102, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 3102, 6th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion, Appointed on the same day as the commencement of the Battle of Menin Road (20-25 September, 1917) | |
| 1 Jan 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 6th Infantry Battalion, (AIF records are not complete, and do not clearly indicate the exact date of promotion.) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Linda Neate
William (Bill) Henry Neate enlisted for WW1 aged 18 years, 7 months, 5'4.25", 9 stone, fresh complexion, blue eyes and brown hair, Presbyterian, with the written and signed permission of his mother and his father. Bill was in the Senior Cadets, and had served a carpentry apprenticeship with Mr. E. Lucas.
Lance Sergeant William Henry Neate received official discharge on 23 January, 1920, and was awarded the 1914/1915 Star, British War & Victory Medals.
Returning to civilian employment, Bill took up work with the Melbourne Metropolitan Tramways Board as a conductor, along with his father and his brother Alf, also a returned soldier.
Bill married Myrtle Brownbill in 1922. By 1930, Bill was a farm-station manager in Berrigan, New South Wales, managing the property on behalf of his brother-in-law, returning some years later to Melbourne as a labourer/carpenter.
Bill was awarded the Star, British War & Victory Medals. He and brother Alf remained close as brothers with a shared experience as well as living in the same locale until they passed away, Bill in 1951 and Alf in 1955. Both are memorialised on the Abbotsford Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour.
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