Maurice Wilder-Neligan

Maurice Wilder-Neligan

Wilder-Neligan as a lieutenant colonel, returning to Australia in July 1919
Born (1882-10-04)4 October 1882
Tavistock, Devon, England
Died 10 January 1923(1923-01-10) (aged 40)
Ekerapi, New Britain
Allegiance United Kingdom
Australia
Service/branch British Army
Australian Imperial Force
Years of service 1910–11
1914–19
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Unit Royal Horse Artillery (1910–11)
9th Battalion (1914–17)
Commands held 10th Battalion (1917–19)
Battles/wars

First World War

Awards Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order & Bar
Distinguished Conduct Medal
Mentioned in Despatches (5)
Croix de guerre (France)

Maurice Wilder-Neligan, CMG, DSO & Bar, DCM (4 October 1882 – 10 January 1923), born Maurice Neligan, was an English-born Australian soldier, who commanded the 10th Battalion during the First World War. He was born in Tavistock, Devon, the son of Canon John West Neligan and his wife Charlotte, née Putland.

Wilder-Neligan enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 20 August 1914, and served throughout the First World War with the 9th and 10th Battalions. Originally receiving the rank of private, he was commissioned and promoted to lieutenant colonel by the conclusion of the war, as well as receiving many decorations, including a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, a Distinguished Service Order & Bar, a Distinguished Conduct Medal, five mentions in Despatches and the French Croix de guerre.[1]

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