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MCNEILL, Hector
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3064 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland., date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3064, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3064, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 24 and the son of Duncan and Mary McNeill, of Elspeth Rd., Wembley, Middlesex, England.
He is one of five Australian Great War casualties remembered on the Oban War Memorial. Here his rank is shown as Sergeant.
Oban (An t-Òban in Scottish Gaelic meaning The Little Bay) is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William.
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