Malcolm Alexander Neville

Malcolm Alexander Neville was an Australian soldier who served in World War I. Born in South Australia, he made multiple attempts to enlist despite facing height and vision challenges. He successfully joined the 48th Australian Infantry Battalion and was deployed to France, where he was killed in action during the Battle of Bullecourt in April 1917. A letter he wrote to his mother aboard a troopship surfaced over a century later, encapsulating the sentiments of soldiers during the war.