Life story: Henry George Neill | Lives of the First World War

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1880

birth Enniscorthy, County Wexford Ireland Source:8719957 Source:8719954 10th June 1880

1886

sibling William Neill Source:8720235 1886

1888

sibling Mary Grace Neill Source:8720235 1888

1891

sibling Gordon Neill Source:8720235 1891

1894

sibling Robert Neill Source:8720235 1894

1898

dates Age 18 Source:8719957 10th June 1898

1898

enlistment Waterford Ireland Source:8719957 10th June 1898

1898

service British Army Private 6369 Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8719957 10th June 1898 - 17th December 1906

1899

hospitalisation Measles Hospital/Institution Source:8719957 22nd October 1899 - 6th November 1899

1900

events Six months in prison Military Discipline Ireland Source:8719957 30th June 1900 - 29th December 1900

1901

awards South African Medal with clasps - Transvaal 1901 Other War Service Award Source:8719957 1901

1901

events Service in South Africa Overseas service South Africa Source:8719957 23rd July 1901 - 7th March 1902

1902

events Service in India Overseas service India Source:8719957 8th March 1902 - 18th March 1903

1902

hospitalisation Gonorrhoea Hospital/Institution Source:8719957 1st June 1902 - 17th July 1902

1902

events Stating a falsehood... Military Discipline India Source:8719957 24th October 1902

1903

hospitalisation Ague (malaria) Hospital/Institution Source:8719957 5th August 1903 - 11th August 1903

1904

events Breaking out of camp... Military Discipline Kilworth Camp, Fermoy Ireland Source:8719957 28th June 1904

1906

events Absent... Military Discipline Buttevant Ireland Source:8719957 8th November 1906

1906

events Service in India - second period Overseas service India Source:8719957 21st November 1906 - 28th November 1913

1906

service British Army Lance Corporal 6369 Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8719957 18th December 1906 - 9th December 1908

1907

hospitalisation Carbuncle Hospital/Institution Source:8719957 24th August 1907 - 29th August 1907

1908

service British Army Corporal 6369 Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8719957 10th December 1908 - 13th November 1910

1909

events Improperly dressed... Military Discipline Agra India Source:8719957 11th November 1909

1910

hospitalisation Sprained ankle Hospital/Institution Source:8719957 28th January 1910 - 4th February 1910

1910

hospitalisation Malaria Hospital/Institution Source:8719957 11th April 1910 - 29th April 1910

1910

service British Army Serjeant 6369 Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8719957 14th November 1910 - 28th November 1913

1911

hospitalisation Congestion of the liver Hospital/Institution Source:8719957 5th June 1911 - 16th July 1911

1912

events Neglect of duty... Military Discipline Nasirabad India Source:8719957 21st October 1912

1913

service British Army Serjeant 6369 Royal Irish Regiment 2nd. Battalion Source:8719957 29th November 1913 - 29th October 1914

1914

events Irregularity Military Discipline Devonport United Kingdom Source:8719957 1st March 1914

1914

events Improper dress Military Discipline Devonport United Kingdom Source:8719957 2nd March 1914

1914

events Irregular conduct... Military Discipline Devonport United Kingdom Source:8719957 8th June 1914

1914

events Neglect Military Discipline Devonport United Kingdom Source:8719957 6th July 1914

1914

death Died of wounds He was wounded and captured at Le Pilly on 20th October 1914. He then died of tetanus as a POW on 29th October 1914. the vicinity of Le Pilly, Pas de Calais France Source:8719954 Source:8719957 Source:8719960 29th October 1914

awards South Africa 1902 Other War Service Award Source:8719957

service British Army Serjeant 6369 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Source:3217338

burial Sainghin-En-Weppes Communal Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France A 7 Source:8719955

sibling Samuel Neill Source:8719957

sibling John Neill Source:8719957

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Names

Type	Name
First Names	Henry George
Initials	HG
Last Name	Neill
Source	8719955

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank
British Army	6369	Royal Irish Regiment	1st Battalion	Private
British Army	6369	Royal Irish Regiment	1st Battalion	Lance Corporal
British Army	6369	Royal Irish Regiment	1st Battalion	Corporal
British Army	6369	Royal Irish Regiment	1st Battalion	Serjeant
British Army	6369	Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers		Serjeant
British Army	6369	Royal Irish Regiment	2nd. Battalion	Serjeant

Awards

Award	Type	Source
South Africa 1902	Other War Service Award
South African Medal with clasps - Transvaal 1901	Other War Service Award

Family

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Mary Grace Neill	mother
John Henry Neill	father

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates
William Neill	brother	1886
Mary Grace Neill	sister	1888
Gordon Neill	brother	1891
Robert Neill	brother	1894
Samuel Neill	brother
John Neill	brother

Physical

Complexion	Eyes	Hair	Source
Fresh	Hazel	Auburn

Date	Height	Source
1898-06-08	5'4"

Media

Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge

WW1 Royal Irish Regiment cap badge

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Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge

WW1 Royal Irish Regiment cap badge

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Enniscorthy, County Wexford

Enniscorthy, County Wexford, where Henry Neill was born in 1880

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Serjeant Henry Neill's gravestone

Serjeant Henry Neill's gravestone, Sanghin-en Weppes Communal Cemetery

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One of the ditches occupied by RIRgt at Le Pilly

One of the ditches which were occupied by the Royal Irish Regiment at Le Pilly on 19th/20th October 1914 and where they were surrounded and eventually wiped out.

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Map of the actions at Le Riez and Le Pilly

Map of the actions at Le Riez and Le Pilly from The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment, Vol. II (drawn by Major St.Leger)

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Rue du Pilly, Herlies, Pas de Calais

Rue du Pilly, Herlies, Pas de Calais, where the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment met its destruction

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SAINGHIN-EN-WEPPES cemetery

SAINGHIN-EN-WEPPES cemetery where Serjeant Neill is buried.

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Le Touret Memorial

The Le Touret Memorial commemorates those who fell and have no known grave. It was designed by John Reginald Truelove and unveiled by the British Ambassador to France, Lord Tyrrell on 22nd March 1930. The soldiers of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment are to be found on panels 11 and 12.

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SS Herschel

SS Herschel, the ship which transported the Royal Irish Regiment across the channel to France. They disembarked in Boulogne on 14th August 1914.

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La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium

La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium, where a small detachment of the Royal Irish Regiment held out for hours against a superior enemy force.

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2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons.

The Memorial to the Royal Irish Regiment at Mons overlooks the ground on which the 2nd Battalion fought on the 23rd August 1914. It was unveiled by Lord Ypres on 11th November 1923.

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2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons.

The plaque at the base of the Mons memorial to the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment. The memorial was unveiled on 11th November 1923 at La Bascule crossroads.

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The area to the east of Mons

The area around the hospital and cemetery, to the east of Mons, where the Royal Irish Regiment first came in contact with the enemy

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Restaurant Leon on Chausee de Binche

Restaurant Leon on Chausee de Binche on the site of the former Chateau Gendebien which was used as a Red Cross hospital at the time of the Battle of Mons

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The fields between Caudry and Audencourt

The fields between Caudry and Audencourt where the fighting between the Royal Irish Regiment and the advancing Germans took place on 26th August 1914.

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The road cutting south west of Audencourt

The road cutting south west of Audencourt where Lieutenant Colonel Cox, Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment was severely wounded at around 10 am on the morning of 26th August 1914.

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Rue Leon Save, Mons, Belgium.

The road south on the western edge of Bois La Haut, Mons. The Royal Irish Regiment were hotly pursued down this road by the Germans on the afternoon of the 23rd August 1914.

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Courcelles, France

Courcelles where the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment rested and refitted after the Battle of the Aisne

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Map of the Battle of Mons

Map of the Battle of Mons from The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment, Vol. II (drawn by Major St.Leger)

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Map of the actions at Caudry/Audencourt

Map of the actions at Caudry/Audencourt from The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment, Vol. II (drawn by Major St.Leger)

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2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment from August to October 1914

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Official Records

Title	Connected by	More information
Medal Index Card
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription	Patrick63223
Ireland: National Roll of Honour 1914-1921 Transcription	Patrick63223
Ireland: National Roll of Honour 1914-1921 Transcription	Patrick63223
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription	Patrick63223
Ireland Census 1911 Transcription	Patrick63223
Ireland Census 1901 Transcription	Patrick63223
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription	Patrick63223

External Evidence

Reference	Connected by	More information
The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment Vol.II from 1900 to 1922	Patrick63223

Multimedia

Title	Connected by	More information
Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge	Patrick63223
Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge	Patrick63223
Enniscorthy, County Wexford	Patrick63223
Serjeant Henry Neill's gravestone	Patrick63223
One of the ditches occupied by RIRgt at Le Pilly	Patrick63223
Map of the actions at Le Riez and Le Pilly	Patrick63223
Rue du Pilly, Herlies, Pas de Calais	Patrick63223
SAINGHIN-EN-WEPPES cemetery	Patrick63223
Le Touret Memorial	Patrick63223
SS Herschel	Patrick63223
La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium	Patrick63223
2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons.	Patrick63223
2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons.	Patrick63223
The area to the east of Mons	Patrick63223
Restaurant Leon on Chausee de Binche	Patrick63223
The fields between Caudry and Audencourt	Patrick63223
The road cutting south west of Audencourt	Patrick63223
Rue Leon Save, Mons, Belgium.	Patrick63223
Courcelles, France	Patrick63223
Map of the Battle of Mons	Patrick63223
Map of the actions at Caudry/Audencourt	Patrick63223

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