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Neely, Herbert Campbell.
ASC (Stiles)
Originally sent overseas with 5th Light Trench Mortar Battery. In England, transferred to 13th Field Ambulance. To France 18/2/18. Discharge 18/5/19. Then few days later, 17/5/19 joined Special Services “Kursk Guard.” This was on the ship retuning prisoners to Europe. Discharged, Sydney, 24/10/19 May have given service in WW11, but not so listed in Honour Roll?
Neely possibly (?) served in Dressing Station as below:
The Chateau at Fouilloy during its occupation by the 13th Australian Field Ambulance as an Advanced Dressing Station. On the morning of 8 August,1918 the front line was five kilometres in advance, and during this first day of the great attack 1300 wounded, including 300 Germans, were dealt with at this station
Note final paragraph above. This indicated his further service following his discharge in Sydney. Another return trip to England,
Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW. Australian soldiers stand by as a train carrying German
deportees from Australian concentration camps arrive at the wharf. The Germans were about to embark on HMT Kursk to commence the return to their homeland.
Durban, South Africa. HMT Kursk carrying German deportees from Australia to Europe called
at Durban on the way. During the ship's stay the deportees were marched each day to Bluff Beach.
Durban, South Africa. A German deportee from Australia on board HMT Kursk died at sea and was buried at Durban. The man was Torpedo man Johann Petersen who had been a crew member of the German cruiser Gneisenau; he was given a full military funeral.
Married Vera Irene Miller at Randwick in 1925. She was born at Glebe in 1899. Divorced 1937.
Birthdate: 1899 Birthplace: Grafton, NSW Death: Died 1967 in St Leonards (Concord?). Immediate Family: Son of Arthur J Neely and Hilda M Neely
Husband of Vera I Miller Brother of Edith G Neely
Died 1967