McNEILLY T.H.

Given Names:  Thomas Haxton

Service Number:  1709

Unit:  22nd Battalion, 2nd reinforcements                                                                         

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  18 Yrs  3 Mths

Occupation:  Clerk                                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Presbyterian

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  4 In                     

Weight:  126 Lbs

Chest:  35-37 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  17/5/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Hugh McNeilly

104 Derby Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                        

Embarkation Date:  16/7/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Demosthenes A64

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Tras-Os Montes                               

Embarked:  8/4/1919                                 

Disembarked:  22/5/1919

Unit:  24th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Corporal

Discharge Date:  22/7/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  20946

British War Medal:  16759

Victory Medal:  16655

Other:    Military Medal

BIRTH

Date or Year:  5/1/1897

Place:  Hamilton, Scotland                       

Father:  Hugh McNEILLY                         

Mother:  Mary HAXTON

MARRIAGE

Year:  1925     

Place:             

Spouse: Jean Ella DOWSETT

DEATH

Date or Year: 6/1/1979                            

Place: Melbourne, Victoria                       

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Military Medal recommended 21/10/1918; on the morning of 5/10/1918 during operations near Montbrehain he fought his way forward with great gallantry

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Springvale Walls of Remembrance

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:  V371201                                     

Date Enlisted:  16/3/1942                                        

Date Discharged:  3/10/1945

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

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