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NEEVE, John William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 163, 163, 1107, 1107 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailor Cutter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 1, Row B, Grave 30, Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, Achiet-le-Grand, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Grevillers British Cemetery, Grevillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Pyrmont Public School Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 163, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 163, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 25 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 163, 1107, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
| 16 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1107, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 19th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 14 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1107, 19th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the left toe and evacuated to England on 19 November 1916 | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1107, 19th Infantry Battalion, Fractured left leg due to gunshot owund | |
| 16 Apr 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 1107, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1107 awm_unit: 19 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-16 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Neeve of 116 Abercrombie Avenue, Redfern, NSW; brother of Albert Harrison Neeve same address as the father
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal