NEAVERSON, Robert Henry
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 24 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Mounted Division |
| Born: | Burton On Trent, Staffordshire, England, 8 March 1880 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Victoria Road School, Barton on Trent, UK |
| Occupation: | Station Manager |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 26 April 1918, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 14th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement 14th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked 14th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 1 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant | |
| 26 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, Australian Mounted Division , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: XXII Corps Light Horse awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-04-26 |
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Robert Henry NEAVERSON was born in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England on 8th March, 1880
His parents were Robert NEAVERSON & Elizabeth WEST
He previously served in the Grenadier Guards and the South African Constabulary before he came to Australia and enlisted on 24th March, 1916 as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 14th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron which embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Beltana on 13th May, 1916
- he was promoted to Lieutenant on 1st April, 1917
Robert was Killed in Action in Belgium on 26th April, 1918 - no known grave
His last unit was the 2nd Anzac Mounted Division Regiment
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial and the Menin Gate Memorial
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