MENEELY, Harold Charles

A Southern Downs Veteran

CONFLICT : WWI
SERVICE NO : 4498
RANK : Acting Sergeant
UNIT : 9th Battalion
ENLISTMENT DATE : 15/11/1915
AGE : 18
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT : Warwick, Queensland
PLACE OF BIRTH : Warwick, Queensland
RELIGION : Presbyterian
PRE-WAR OCCUPATION : Labourer
DATE OF DEATH : 6/11/1976
PLACE OF BURIAL : Warwick, Queensland

MEMORIALS : Warwick War Memorial Gates, Gladfield Honor Roll, Warwick St Andrew’s Church Honour Roll

View this person’s Service File : Harold Charles MENEELY

NOTES : Harold was one of the original 28 men who marched from Warwick to Brisbane in the ‘March of the Dungarees’. Upon Harold’s return to the district after the war, he was presented with a medal from the residents of Gladfield. His mother was Clara Meneely and her parents lived at Pringle Cottage where Harold spent many happy hours. Pringle Cottage is now the site of the Warwick Museum.

Read about Southern Downs Military History here.