Thomas Neill

1898 - 1917  (19 years)

• Name	Thomas Neill
  Born	11 Mar 1898	Manchester, , Lancashire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	1914	WW1   [2]
  	WW1, Private, 111th Battalion / 18th Battalion
  Military	1914	WW1   [1]
  	WW1, Service #730625
  Misfortune	1917
  	Killed in WW1
  Residence	, England   [2]
  Residence	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	Manchester, , Lancashire, England   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-357897
  Died	Aug 1917	Lens, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
  Person ID	I357897	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Galt patternmaker Thomas Neill, 19, died of his wounds on the seventh day of battle, after shrapnel shredded his stomach, groin and thigh. Galt farmer John Stephens, 28, made it to a hospital before his wounds killed him on the seventh day of battle. He'd taken shrapnel to the head. Outhit, J. (2017). Poet soldier foresaw his death at battle that was 'worse than Vimy' | TheRecord.com. TheRecord.com. Retrieved 15 August 2017, from https://www.therecord.com/news-story/7502417-poet-soldier-foresaw-his-death-at-battle-that-was-worse-than-vimy-/

  
  

• Sources

  [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Mar 1898 - Manchester, , Lancashire, England Residence - - , England Residence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Manchester, , Lancashire, England Died - Aug 1917 - Lens, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France  = Link to Google Earth