Aubrey H. Neal

Aubrey H. Neal lived in Skipton Street, Redan.

History
Aubrey was born on 4 December 1892, the son of John Neal, and Mary Ann Searle.

In July 1911 he was injured in a fall was working delivering bread: "FALL FROM CART. EGERTON. Thursday. - Aubrey Neal, aged 19 years, whose parents reside at Ballarat, and of who was in the employ of Mrs. James Hopwood, a baker, while stepping off his cart on Monday slipped and fell on his head. Although feeling dazed he was able to drive to Ballan, where he collapsed. Dr. Greig found him suffering severely from concussion, Last night he was removed to the Ballarat Hospital in a serious condition."

He joined the 39th Battalion AIF in Ballarat on 26 February 1916, and was sent to England in August 1916. He was wounded in action on 17 August 1917 in France and was awarded the Military Medal. He returned to action in October, but in 1918 he suffered from appendicitis and was invalided back to Australia.

He married Hilda Emma Williams in Victoria in 1920.

In 1925, he was listed as living in his parents house at 609 Skipton Street.

A child, Frank, died at birth in August 1925, and is buried in the Ballarat New Cemetery.

He later moved to Western Australia, and changed his name by deed poll to Aubrey Thomas Neal.