Soldier profiles

Name : NEASBEY, HERBERT SYDNEY
Service Number : NX79545
Date of Birth : 03/12/1920
Place of Birth : SYDNEY, NSW
Known as : BERT
Occupation on Enlistment : WAREHOUSE EMPLOYEE
Date of Enlistment : 20/12/1941
Locality on Enlistment : ALEXANDRIA, NSW
Place of Enlistment : PADDINGTON, NSW
Next of Kin : NEASBEY, MURIEL
Rank (at time of discharge / death) : PRIVATE
Service : ARMY
Final Posting : 2/2 PIONEER BATTALION
Position / Platoon / Company (as 2/2 Pioneer) (date / details) : 18 PLATOON D COMPANY (DAEO, MOROTAI)
Unit Transfers / Promotions (date / details) : 2 AUSTRALIAN ENGINEER STORE BASE DEPOT (RAE)
Theatres of War : NEW GUINEA, BORNEO
Actions :
Wounded (date / details) :
Discharged : 08/05/1946
Date Died : N/A
Community Roll of Honour : N/A
Buried Location / Memorial (P.O.W., D.O.W., K.I.A.) : N/A
K.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
D.O.W. (date / details) : N/A
M.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
P.O.W. (location/s) : NO
Died P.O.W. (date / details) : N/A
P.O.W. Camps (details) : N/A
Recovered P.O.W. (location/s) : N/A
Honours and Gallantry : None for display
Applicable Australian War Memorial circulars : NO
References found (entries & photos) : National Archives of Australia (Barcode 4639339 [DIGITISED]), WW2 Nominal Roll, Australian War Memorial, AWM_090603.jpg, 2/2 Pioneers Newsletter 12/2005 p2

Background : Son of Muriel Pearl Neasbey of Alexandria, New South Wales. Brother of Adelaide Pearl Burt of Arncliffe, New South Wales. At enlistment : single. No previous military experience. At discharge : height 6 feet 0 inches, brown eyes, dark brown hair, medium complexion. Marital status : single. Marks / scars : scar over right eye & right shin. Full time war service : A.I.F. (20/12/1941 to 08/05/1946) which included 1601 days active service (959 days within Australia & 527 days overseas). Operational service : New Guinea area, embarked from Australia 25/07/1943, disembarked in Australia 10/02/1944. Borneo area, embarked from Australia 16/03/1945, disembarked in Australia 04/02/1946. War badge no. A315986. Discharge certificate no. 439594.

Service record
20/12/1941 Marched in to General Details Depot, Sydney, New South Wales.
20/12/1941 Taken on strength by Infantry Training Battalion, Dubbo, New South Wales.
30/12/1941 Marched out to 5 Training Battalion, Sydney.
07/01/1942 Taken on strength by E.C. A.A.O.C. T.D.
23/11/1941 Granted leave without pay from 23/12/1941 to 29/12/1941 inclusive in Sydney.
20/02/1942 Rejoined unit E.C. A.A.O.C. T.D.
20/02/1942 Transferred to 9 Pioneer Training Battalion, Liverpool, New South Wales.
21/02/1942 Taken on strength by E.C. A.A.O.C. T.D., Dubbo.
12/07/1942 Transferred to 2/2 Pioneer Battalion, Bathurst, New South Wales.
14/07/1942 Taken on strength by 2/2 Pioneer Battalion.
29/01/1943 Entrained for 3MD.
26/03/1943 Entrained for MD.
01/07/1943 Class proficient & entitled to proficiency pay.
25/07/1943 Embarked at Townsville, Queensland on H.M.T. Duntroon.
28/07/1943 Disembarked at Port Moresby, New Guinea.
12/12/1943 Evacuated with malaria to III Casualty Clearing Station.
23/12/1943 Discharged to 7 Division Rest Camp.
23/12/1943 Taken on strength by 2/2 Pioneer Battalion.
08/02/1944 Embarked Port Moresby, New Guinea on H.M.A.S. Kanimbla.
10/02/1944 Disembarked at Townsville, Queensland.
14/03/1945 Embarked Cairns, Queensland on U.S.A.T. Sea Barb.
28/03/1945 Disembarked at Morotai Island.
22/04/1945 Embarked at Morotai Island for service on Tarakan Island.
18/05/1945 Embarked at Tarakan Island for return to Morotai Island.
19/06/1945 Embarked Morotai Island on U.S.S. LST-395 for service at Balikpapan, Borneo.
10/10/1945 Transferred to 2/33 Infantry Battalion, Borneo.
25/01/1946 Transferred to N.S.W. L of C Area, Borneo.
25/01/1946 Embarked Balikpapan on H.M.A.S. Kanimbla.
04/02/1946 Disembarked at Brisbane, Queensland.
07/03/1946 Marched out to 2 Engineer Store Base Depot.
08/05/1946 Discharged.