NEALE, Stanley Walter
| Service Numbers: | 549, Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Place of enlistment - Prahan, Melbourne Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne. Victoria, Australia, 2 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Scotch College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 29 September 1918, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Templeux-le-Guerard British Cemetery Plot II, Row F, Grave 43 Headstone "A THOUGHTFUL SON LOVING AND KIND A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY LEFT BEHIND" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, MCC Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918 - Melbourne Cricket Club |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 549, 5th Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment - Prahan, Melbourne Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 549, 5th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A3' Orvieto from Melbourne on 21st October 1914, disembarking Egypt. | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 549, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 549, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Krithia | |
| 9 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 549, 5th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Aug 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 59th Infantry Battalion, Embarked from Alexandria, Egypt on 17th June 1916, disembarking Marseilles, France on 24th June 1916 | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 15th Machine Gun Company, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 59th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood | |
| 19 Nov 1917: |
Honoured
Military Cross, Captain Stanley Walter NEALE 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. In the attack on POLYGON Wood on 26th and 27th September, after the first objective had been taken he organised the line and superintended the consolidation. For two days and two nights he worked unceasingly, moving up and down the line, at times under intense H.E. shell fire and setting a fine example of courage and unselfishness. On the evening of the 26th when two violent counter attacks were delivered from the right flank and some of the troops on the right flank broke away, he moved off to the right flank and restored the line and strengthened it with other troops. In one place he had a captured enemy machine gun mounted in position. His conduct and work were so cool and sound that it had a steadying effect on all ranks at a critical time. Lt Col C.C. Mason C.O. 59th Battalion |
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| 29 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 59th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Mortally wounded by machine gun fire near Bellicourt. Died later the same day. | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1918-09-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Steve Berry
100. CAPTAIN STANLEY WALTER NEALE, MC
From “Hazeldean,” Sackville Street, East Kew. Simultaneously Head Boy and Captain of Scotch College. Studied Law. League footballer with University 1913-14 and a wicketkeeper for East Melbourne Cricket Club. Enlisted in August 1914 as a Private in the 5th Battalion. At the Gallipoli Landing. Served in 7th and 59th Battalions. Won the Military Cross at Polygon Wood in September 1917. He was mortally wounded by a shell near Bellicourt on September 29, 1918 when getting his men under cover after
gallantly leading them under heavy fire. He was 24.
Source : Melbourne Cricket Club Roll of Honour 1914 ~ 1918
Stanley Walter Neale played 28 games for University Football Club (VFL).
Stanley Neale was awarded the Military Cross 26-3-1918. Recommending Officer was Brigadier "Pompey " Elliott.
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