Born 1871 in Dublin to parents Richard Neville and Anna Reilly (who were married in Dublin 1868). Attended Royal Hibernian Military School and then enlisted in Northumberland Fusiliers Dublin 1885,
His brothers Horace (Horatio) Neville and Sylvester Ambrose Nevile also attended Royal Hibernian Military School and then enlisted in Northumberland Fusiliers.
Served in India, Singapore South Africa , and as instructor in Northumberland.
Married Annie O’Hara. Six children: Jenet, Horace, Mary Kathleen, Leslie, Joseph, Gabrielle
Quartermaster in WW1. Received Military Cross.
Killed by an enemy bomb October 1917. Buried near Ypres at Solferino farm in marked grave. Remembered on the war memorial in Alnwick,.Northumberland.
Booklet about his life was privately published by his grand-daughter Judith Hughes in 2014.
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Date of Birth | 22nd Oct 1871 | VIEW SOURCE |
Date of Death | 27th Oct 1917 | VIEW SOURCE |