NEAL, Francis James
| Service Number: | 5422 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melton, Victoria, 6 May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Melton, Melton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bacchus Marsh State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes (sudden), Mentone, Victoria, 12 September 1951, aged 60 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Melton War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5422, 14th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 5422, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5422, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Bullecourt (First) | |
| 3 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5422, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Wounded in action then taken and held as a POW until end of hostilities
"NEAL.— On September 12 at his home, 10 William street, Mentone, Francis James (late 14th Battalion) loved husband of the late Annie and loving father of Keith (deceased), Noel, Nance (Mrs. P. Mulvogue), Betty, and Fay, aged 60 years -R.I. P.
NEAL.— On September 12 at his home, 10 William street, Mentone, Francis James (late 14th Battalion), loved brother of Margaret and Patrick Nolan and uncle of Pat, Kathleen, Brian, Margaret, and Marjorie, aged 60 years. - R.I.P." - from the Melbourne Argus 14 Sep 1951 (nla.gov.au)
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