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Robert Simpson McNeil

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Photo, Peoples Journal 1925

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Dundee
  • Service no: 88929
  • Rank: Sapper
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers
  • Unit/Ship: 205th Field Company
  • Place of Death: France
  • Age at Death:
  • Date of Death: 26.11.1916
  • Burial Country: France
  • Cemetery: Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: I.J.12.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 30.03.1876
  • Place of Birth: 26 Constitution Rd, Dundee
  • Address: 105 Hawkhill, Dundee
  • Occupation: Cabinet Maker
  • Mother:

    Margaret McNabb

  • Father:

    Neil McNeil

  • Siblings:

    Neil, Margaret, Catherine, Alice, Robert & Helen

  • Spouse:

    Annie Pennycook

  • Children:

    Barbara, born 21.12.1907, Helen, born 01.03.1909, Charles, born 01.07.1915 & Robert, born 12.12.1900

Additional information kindly supplied by Irene Pillips

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