Private ALLAN MACNEIL
Last known address in South Uist: Smerclate
Son of Hector and Christina Macneil
Service unit: 4th Field Coy, Australian Engineers
Service number: 4133
Date of death: 31 August 1916 at the age of 29
Interred: Pozieres British Cemetery, Ovillers-la-Boisselle, grave I. D. 32
Local memorial: South Uist
Allan Macneil is shown in the 1901 census of South Uist, aged 14, the son of Hector (58) and Christina (52) and brother of Maggie (12), Donald (10) and Catherine (7).
Allan joined the AIF on 11 February 1915, a sailor.
Height: 5 ft 5½ in
Complexion: dark
Eyes: blue
Hair: dark
Religion: Roman Catholic
Embarked for Alexandria from Sydney on board "Cesamic" on 25 June 1915.
After death, these effects were returned to his mother: disc, metal wrist watch and strap, wallet, religious book and mirror.
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