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Eric Vansittart Ernest NEILL

Date of birth3 June 1878
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGentleman
Address430 Punt Road, South Yarra
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation37
Next of kinMrs L E Staughton, 45 Domain Road, South Yarra
Enlistment date6 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit name24th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
Promotions

Captain


Unit: PSL 5th Training Battalion
Promotion date: 23 April 1915

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Member of the Order of the British Empire, MID


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29845 (1 December 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 (19 April 1919)
Recommendation date: 24 March 1918

FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Medals

OBE


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 173
Date: 7 November 1918

OBE


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 91
Date: 23 July 1919

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