William Arthur Neal
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NEAL, William Arthur
Service no: 5861
Place of birth: Orange, 18 April 1896
Address: Cargo Road, Orange
Occupation: Farmer
Next of kin: William Neal (father), Cargo Road, Orange
Date of enlistment: 9 May 1916
Place of enlistment: Dubbo
Age at enlistment: 20
Fate: Proceeded to Dubbo camp 9 May 1916. Transferred to Liverpool 15 June 1916. Embarked HMAT A40 Ceramic, Sydney, 7 October 1916. Disembarked Plymouth 21 November 1916. Proceeded to Folkestone Embarked Princess Clementine, Folkestone, 23 December 1916. Marched in to 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 29 December 1917. Taken on strength, 19th Battalion, 16th Reinforcements, France, 5 February 1917. Killed in action, Bullecourt, France, 3 May 1917.
Date of death: 3 May 1917, aged 22
Buried: No known grave
