Second Opinion needed - Pocket Book Signature

[tankengine888]

I recently have picked up a Field Service Pocket Book. Inside on the first page there is a signature. Below is the signature.

Now, it reads 'A Neve??? Capt - 2nd Pioneer Batt AIF'. I did do a search and found a man; Captain Alfred Douglas Nevien MC MiD
[Below are awards]
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1538208
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1538209

I am quite indecisive on this, and I ask fellow forum members whether they think the signature in the pocket book correlates to Captain Nevien.

Above is Captain Nevien's signature per record.

Zidane

[WhiteStarLine]

Would be astonished if wasn't him.

Oops, hang on, I wonder if the first image was someone else labelling it?  The surname is spelled Nevein and the one below is spelled Nevien.  They seem to be in subtly different writing styles too.  In the AIF record below he is referred to Nevien and his wife as Nevein, so perhaps one of these names that no one ever got right!  However, they're clearly the same name.

The last letter of his name in example 1 is clearly an 'n' and the last letter in his rather florid signature in example 2 looks like the letter 'r' with a very striking downward run.

Regimental number	2942
Other Names	NEVIEN
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Felt hatter
Address	154 Easy Street, Collingwood, Victoria
Marital status	Married
Age at embarkation	29
Next of kin	Wife, Mrs Margaret Nevein, 154 Easy Street, Collingwood, Victoria
Enlistment date	20 September 1915
Rank on enlistment	Quartermaster Sergaent
Unit name	5th Field Company Engineers
AWM Embarkation Roll number	14/24/1
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 24 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll	Captain
Unit from Nominal Roll	2nd Pioneer Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)	Military Cross 'Work in [the] Ypres Salient from 7 September 1917 to 9 November 1917.' Recommendation date: 4 March 1918   Mention in Despatches Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918).
Fate	Effective abroad (still overseas)
Medals	Military Cross Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165 Date: 24 October 1918
Other details	War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

[tankengine888]

Thanks WSL,

For me, it's good to have a 'back up' to confirm just as an assurance. 

There's a few nicks in the pages and a few notes [The 'nicks' are rips in the pages from the middle of the page.. notes are attached]

Turns out that Nevein/Nevien ended up a Major in the RAE {MC, VD}. I was trying to find a good picture of him, however I think I'll settle with this.

Zidane.

[Also a question on the notes; I can read 'Gym' and 'Sheets' but I cannot read the underlined title on the top left and bottom right.

[WhiteStarLine]

I'm going for Standing Derrick and Swinging Derrick with the other words being sheers and gyns.

[Knotty]

As he is in the Pioneers it looks like :-

Top left = Standing derrick

Bottom right  = Swinging derrick

wont bother WSL beat me😁

[tankengine888]

Thanks lads,

A standing derrick eh?

I'll buy that, it sounds about right. From what I gather, the Derricks are for swinging and moving items, like a crane but it's operated by soldiers.

Perhaps a war diary might mention the Swinging Derrick.. one might be lucky!

Having a thought.. if he is listed as a Captain without a decoration in the book [date of Captaincy Dec 1916].. then this book was issued to Nevein in 1917?

Zidane.