NEAL, George William
| Service Number: | 3433 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia, 30 August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Summer Hill, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 9 June 1981, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3433, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3433, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3433, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 8 Nov 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Bullecourt (Second), Recommended 11/5/1917. For bravery under enemy machine gun and shell fire when he assisted in bringing a gun into action to silence two enemy machine guns which were holding up the attack. When wounded, he refused to be evacuated and remained at Headquarter to assist. Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189 | |
| 2 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 3433, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, 2nd MD |
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From AWM:
3433 Corporal George William Neal MM, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery from Summer Hill, NSW. A 24 year old carter prior to enlisting on 12 July 1915, he embarked for overseas as a Private (Pte) with the 11th Reinforcements of the 1st Infantry Battalion from Sydney aboard HMAT Themistocles (A32) on 5 October 1915. After arriving in Egypt, he joined the 1st Battalion and went with them to France in March 1916 and then on 4 August 1916 he transferred to the 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery. He was wounded in action on 5 May 1917 and spent six months away from his unit undergoing medical treatment and recuperation. Pte Neal was awarded a Military Medal (MM) for bravery under enemy machine gun and shell fire when he assisted in bringing a gun into action to silence two enemy machine guns which were holding up the attack. When wounded, he refused to be evacuated and remained at Headquarter to assist. He was promoted to corporal on 21 June 1918 and arrived back in Australia on 23 April 1919.
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