HUNGERFORD, Neville John
| Service Number: | 63749 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 December 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Delegate River, Victoria, Australia, February 1897 |
| Home Town: | Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Marlo State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Pneumonia, France, 26 February 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre Division 64, Plot VIII, Row I, Grave No. 4 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Dec 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 63749, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 12 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 12th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 63749, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Embarked Gunner, 63749, Field Artillery Brigades, RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
| 15 Oct 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 12th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 26 Feb 1919: | Involvement Driver, 63749, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 63749 awm_unit: 12th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1919-02-26 |
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From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Dvr Neville John HUNGERFORD,
Regimental Number: 63749
Unit Name: Field Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 35
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Farmer
Address: Orbost, Vic.
Age of Enlistment: 20 years and 10 months
Enlistment Date and Place: 4 December 1917, Sydney, NSW
Next of Kin: Father, Herbert Bloomfield Hungerford, Orbost, Vic.
Rank on Enlistment: Gunner
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW, on board RMS Orontes on 5 June 1918
Rank from Nominal Roll: Gunner
Unit from Nominal Roll: 12th Field Artillery Brigade
Campaigns Served: France
War Service/Promotions: Arrived in Liverpool, England, 11 August 1918. To R.B.A.A. Heytesbury, Wiltshire, on 12 August 1918. On 4 October 1918 embarked from Dover, Kent, England, to France. On 6 October 1918 to A.G.B.D., Rouelles, France. On 12 October 1918 Taken on Strength into 12th Army. Appointed Driver 15 October 1918. By 10 February 1919 he had contracted influenza and was admitted to 40th Stationary Hospital. His condition deteriorated and by 13 February 1919, he wasdangerously ill suffering from broncho pneumonia.
Fate: Died of disease (broncho pneumonia) 26 February 1919, 40th Stationary Hospital, Br., France
Place of Death: Le Havre, France
Place of Burial: Ste Marie Cemetery (Division 64, Plot VIII, Row 1, Grave No. 4), Le Havre, France
Medals/Citations: British War Medal; Victory Medal
Panel Number Roll of Honour AWM: 17
War Memorial/Honour Roll: St Andrews Anglican Church, Summer Hill, NSW.; Orbost World War I Roll of Honour, Orbost, Vic.
There is also a pew in the Orbost Church, Orbost, Vic., to his memory given by Thomas and Gwen Hungerford
Grave of Neville Hungerford at Ste Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, France
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