I te 1 o Hānuere 1918, i whakanohoia ia hei rangatira mo te 5 o nga Rōpū i Wīwī, ā, i te marama o Mei ka nekehia tana rōpū ki te mahi i Belleau Wood
i reira i tino whakamutu ai te haerenga nui a Tiamana. I te marama o Hōngongoi, i whakawhānuihia te whakahau a Neville ki te whakauru i te 4th Marine Brigade, i arahina e ia i nga ra o te pakanga me te wa o tana mahi mahi i Tiamana. I whakatairangahia ia ki te rangatira rangatira i te 1919.