Keith (Bernard) NEAL

NEAL, Keith

Service Number: 3563
Enlisted: 21 July 1915
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 5th Machine Gun Battalion
Born: Melton, Victoria, Australia , 4 February 1893
Home Town: Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Huntsman
Died: Natural causes, Holderness, Yorkshire, England, 3 December 1968, aged 75 years
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

21 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
11 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 3563, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
11 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 3563, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
24 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion
14 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Machine Gun Company
13 Aug 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5th Machine Gun Battalion
10 Dec 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3563, 5th Machine Gun Battalion

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Biography contributed by Veronica DiToro

NOTE: The Family Name has been incorrectly on the official Embarkation Roll. The Family Name as displayed within the Service Record indicates the spelling of the Family Name is NEAL.

The spelling of the Family Name has been amended to accord with the Service Record. RSL Virtual War Memorial Chief Moderator, June 2016.