Neill, Thomas: Service no. 730625

Family Search: When Private Thomas Neill was born on 11 March 1899, in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Neill, was 27 and his mother, Mary Agnew, was 29. He immigrated to Canada in 1915 and lived in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada in 1916. He registered for military service in 1916. In 1916, at the age of 17, his occupation is listed as pattern maker in Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He died on 21 August 1917, in Aix-Noulette, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, at the age of 18, and was buried in France.

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1572434_3 — Photo of Thomas Neil – In memory of the men and women who went to war from the Waterloo area and did not return. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

31829_B016764-00304 — Died of wounds Shrapnel – abdomen, groin and thigh. No. 6 Canadian Field Ambulance He was wounded in the abdomen, groin and thigh by shrapnel from an enemy shell, which exploded close to him on the road near Aix-Noulette.

Neill, Thomas. Private

Enlisted March 18, 1916 with 111th Battalion of South Waterloo, and transferred to 18th Battalion.
Presbyterian.
Born March 11, 1899 in Manchester, England. Unmarried.
He died of wounds received in the neighborhood of Hill 70 on August 21, 1917, after serving four months in France.
His parents live at 15 William St W. Galt.

Edith McColl,
63 Birch St.,
Galt, Ontario.

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