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NEALE, Claude
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 102, V383046 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Colac, Victoria, Australia, 14 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Forrest, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer [WW1], Farmer [WW2] |
| Died: | Forrest, Victoria, Australia, 5 December 1951, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Colac Cemetery, Victoria Grave: Methodist, Section 3, Grave 5AA |
| Memorials: | Colac Elliminyt Methodist Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 102, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 102, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 102, 14th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 21 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V383046 | |
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| 21 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , V383046, 19th (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ian Fox
During WW1, Claude served with the AIF at Gallipoli.
He embarked from Melbourne on 22 December 1914; a shell shattered his right hand at Gallipoli on 19 May 1915; he was admitted to hospital in Cairo on 28 May 1915; he was evacuated from Suez on 15 August 1915; and he arrived back in Melbourne on 9 September 1915