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Alexander
John
McNeil
Born about in Gumbowie, Sunnybrae, South Australia, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of James McNeil
and Caroline (Macintosh) McNeil
Brother of
James Alexander McNeil, Isabella Borthwick (McNeil) Stroude, Helen Borthwick McNeil, Peter Alexander McNeil, Laura Lavenia McNeil, Mary Borthwick (McNeil) Nichols, Thomas Borthwick McNeil, Adam Borthwick McNeil, John Colin McNeil and Jessie Annie (McNeil) Hall
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 22
in The Somme, France
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Dec 2015
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Biography
Alexander was born in 1894. He is the son of James McNeil and Caroline Macintosh.[1][2] He served in World War 1, and died in France in 1916.[3] He has no known grave.
Military Service - World War 1
Alexander McNeil is an Anzac who served in World War One.
4th Light Trench Mortars: 16th Battalion: 4th Australian Division: British Expeditionary Force.
Decorations: 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Sources
- ↑ Birth registration 543/15, Genealogy SA, online database, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php
- ↑ https://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sabmd&id=I120728
- ↑ Death registration 406/431, Genealogy SA, online database, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php
See also:
- Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office; B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, McNeil Alexander John : SERN 2381National Archives Australia: 1957777 Item image
- AIF Project, https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/explore/units/40
- RSL Virtual Memorial, https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/268380
Pick a Soldier, Plant a Tree Project
- Commemorating the Missing Database Link for Alexander John McNeill
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