"From Memory's page time cannot blot, three little words - Forget Me Not"
NEAL, Frederick McRae
Service no 362 Lance Corporal 14th Battalion
Born 26 January 1893 at Romsey, Vic. Son of Joseph Henry & Flora NEAL Of ‘The Gums’ Tara, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: School Teacher Enlisted: 28 September 1914 Embarkation: 22 December 1914 from Melbourne per ‘Ulysses’ Age: 21 years Served in Egypt & Gallipoli Killed in Action: 1 May 1915 Coutney’s & Steels Post Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey Special memorial 32
Education Department's Record of War Service 1914-1919 Victoria
NEALE, Edwin
Service no 2222 Private 25th Battalion
Brother of Alice NEALE of Napier Street, Maryborough, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Prospector Enlisted 14 March 1916 Returned to Australia 22 July 1917
Queenslander Pictorial supplement to The Queenslander 22 July 1916 page 24
NEALE, Stanley Walter
Service No: 549, 1221 Captain 5th Battalion, 59th Battalion
Born: Melbourne, Victoria Son of William & Charlotte NEALE Of Sackville St, East Kew, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting: Clerk Enlisted: 17 August 1914 Embarkation: 21 October 1914 from Melbourne per ‘Orvieto’ Age: 21 years Served in Egypt, Gallipoli & France Died of Wounds: 29 September 1918 Buried: Templeux-le Guarard, British Cemetery, France Plot 2, Row F, Grave 43
Awarded Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He worked unceasingly, regardless of danger consolidating his line under heavy fire, and set a fine example of courage to his men, which had a very steadying effect at a critical time.'
Scotch College - A School at War
NEAVE, Robert John
Service no 7283 Private 21st Battalion
Born Tarrayonkyan, Vic. Son of Robert and Catherine NEAVE Killed in action 05 October 1918 Aged 34 years Buried Tincourt New British Cemetery X C 15
Education Department's Record of War Service 1914-1919 Victoria
NEELY, John
Service number 1593 Private 7th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
Born in Melbourne VIC Son of Ernest Alexander and Charlotte NEELY of 41 Malesworth Street, North Melbourne, Vic Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlistment date 7 December 1914 Served at Gallipoli Killed in Action 8-9 August 1915 Aged 26 Buried at Johnstone Jolly (Special Memorial 12), Gallipoli, Turkey
Australasian Saturday 09 October 1915 page 32
NEILD, Charles
Service No: 3209 Private 24th Battalion, 8th Battalion
Born: Melbourne, Victoria Son of James & Susan NEILD Husband of Marcella Amelia NEILD Of Burke St, South Hawthorn, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting: Architect Enlisted: 7 July 1915 Embarkation: 26 November 1915 from Melbourne per ‘Commonwealth’ Age: 44 years Served in Egypt & France Killed in Action: 27 May 1917 Buried: Bapaume Australian Cemetery, France Row A, Grave 29
Scotch College - A School at War
NEILL, Thomas
Service No 3847 Private 60th Battalion
Born Footscray, Vic. Son of D NEILL Of 217 Burnley Street, Burnley, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Driver Enlisted 06 July 1915 Killed in action 19 July 1916 Commemorated V C Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial
NESBITT, Thomas Hudson
Service no 26 Sergeant 5th Battalion
NOK (friend) B S W GILBERTSON Of St. Kilda, Melbourne, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Master Mariner Enlisted 17 August 1914 Mentioned in despatches Killed in action 26 April 1915 at Gallipoli Commemorated Lone Pine Memorial
The Australasian Saturday 17 July 1915 page 33
NESBITT, William Geddes
Service no 372 Corporal 13th Light Horse Regiment (A Squadron)
Enlisted Warragul 29 December 1914. Embarked Melbourne per HMAT A34 Persic on 28 May 1915. Service– Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front. Promoted Lance Corporal 12 February 1916. Taken on strength 1 ANZAC Corps Light Horse Regiment 7 July 1916. Promoted Corporal 5 October 1916. Taken on strength 57 Battalion 17 September 1918. Returned to Aiustralia per Kildonian Castle on 7 May 1919. Discharged on 6 July 1919. Age 23 years 1 month, Labourer, single, Church of England. He was 5'8½" and weighed 143 pounds with a florid complexion, brown eyes and brown curly hair. Born at Ballarat. Son of Mrs. Adelaide Nesbitt, Neerim East. Brother of Private 1601 Reginald Willis Nesbitt, 8 Light Horse Regiment; and Private 5325 Teele Henry Nisbit, 24 Battalion who died of wounds 6 October 1917. Awarded the 1914-1915 Star, 1914-1918 British War Medal, and Allied Victory Medal. On the Neerim and Neerim East Honour Boards.
Courtesy of Ron Blair
NEWBOUND, George Albert
Service No 65 Private 22nd Battalion
Born South Melbourne, Vic. Son of Thomas Walter and Margaret NEWBOUND Occupation prior to enlistment Cook Resided 3 Felicia Street, Burnley, Vic. Enlisted 09 February 1915 Died of self inflicted wounds 01 October 1915 at Gallipoli Aged 30 years Buried Shrapnel Valley Cemetery II D 46
NEWELL, Allan Herbert
Service no 2200 Private 23rd Battalion
Born Tasmania Son of Mary NEWELL Of 64 Pender Street, Thornbury, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Knitting Manufacturer Enlisted 15 July 1915 Died of wounds 26 August 1916 in France Aged 20 years Buried Brighton Borough Cemetery, Sussex
NEWEY, Arnold Philip
2nd Lieutenant 23rd Battalion Anzac Provost Corps
Born: 22 April 1888 at Elsternwick, Victoria Wife: Margaret Emily NEWEY Of Flete, Brighton Rd, Elsternwick, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting: State School Teacher Enlisted: 16 September 1915 Embarkation: 27 October 1915 per ‘Ulysses’ Age: 27 years Served in Egypt Illness Returned to Australia: per ‘Borda’ Appointment Terminated: 21 November 1916 Died: 29 September 1934
Education Department's Record of War Service 1914-1919 Victoria
NEWHAM, John (Jack) Drummond
Service no 550 Lieutenant 5th Battalion
Son of Charles and Jeannie NEWHAM Of The Gables, Ocean Street, Brighton, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Secretary Enlisted 17 August 1914 Killed in action at Gallipoli 12 May 1915 Commemorated Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
Australasian Saturday 19 June 1915 page 60
NEWMAN, Eccles Vallance
Service No: 2684 Private 2nd Pioneer Battalion
Born: Mansfield, Victoria Son of James & Isabella NEWMAN Of Johnson Creek, Alexandra, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting: Farm Labourer Enlisted: 9 May 1916 Embarkation: 18 September 1916 from Melbourne per ‘Karoo’ Age: 19 years Served in England & France Wounded in Action on 2 occasions: 3/5/1917 & 20/5/1918 Killed in Action: 3 October 1918 Buried: Prospect Hill Cemetery, France Plot 2, Row B, Grave 19
Mansfield's Souvenir of the Great War 1914 - 1919
NEWTON, Rowland
Service no 483 Private 14th Battalion
Born in Trentham, Vic Son of Nicholas and Mary NEWTON of Werribee, Vic Occupation prior to enlistment Engine driver Enlistment date 12 September 1914 Served in Gallipoli Killed in Action 28 April 1915 Aged 24 Buried Courtney's and Steel's Post Cemetery (Row E, Grave No. 6), Gallipoli, Turkey
He left Australia with the original 14th Battalion in 1914. Was of the "Landing" on Gallipoli. In leading a section of men on Turkish positions the night of 28/4/15 he was killed in action at "Courtneys Post" Gallipoli.
'Australasian Saturday 19 June 1915 page 60’
NEWTON, Walter Edward
Service number 142 Private 8th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
Born in Wiltonsands, Ardmona, Vic Son of H P Newton of Engedi, Avenel, Vic Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer Enlistment date 19 September 1914 Served in Gallipoli Wounded July 19th 1915 carrying up provisions Killed in Action 7 August 1915 Aged 22 No known grave
Commemorated at The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 7), Gallipoli, Turkey