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David Mallison Neilson

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Image courtesy of Bob Thomson

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Dundee
  • Service no: 514404
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: London Regiment (London Scottish)
  • Unit/Ship: 1st/14th Battalion
  • Place of Death: France
  • Age at Death:
  • Date of Death: 24.11.1917
  • Burial Country: France
  • Cemetery: Cambrai Memorial, Louverval
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 11 & 12

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address:
  • Occupation:
  • Mother:

    Jane Campbell

  • Father:

    Andrew P. Neilson, 1 Dallfield Tce, Dundee

  • Siblings:

    William & Rodger

  • Spouse:
  • Children:

More about David Mallison Neilson

David has no known grave but is remembered on the Cambrai Memorial.

David Mallison Neilson   514404   London Regiment

David Mallison Neilson, London Regiment, (late Calcutta), third son of Andrew P. Neilson 1 Dallifield Terrace, who was reported wounded and missing on 21st November 1917, is now presumed to have died on that date.

Dundee People’s Journal 12th October 1918

Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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