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Lieutenant Leslie Ernest McNeill

 

McNeill

 

Lieutenant Leslie Ernest McNeill, 4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish). Formerly a Private in the North Irish Horse, Service No. 1010. He was the second son of Adam and Janetta McNeill of Gardenvale, Stranocum, County Antrim. McNeill arrived in France as a Private in C Squadron North Irish Horse on 21 August 1914. Soon after (6 December 1914) he was commissioned to the 4th Dragoons. Died on 25 March 1919, aged 32. Buried at Sanderstead (All Saints) Churchyard, Surrey, England. His grave lies west of the Church. The gravestone inscription reads:

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

LESLIE ERNEST McNEILL

LIEUT 4TH DRAGOON GUARDS

SECOND SON OF

ADAM & JANE McNEILL

WHO DIED MARCH 25TH 1919

AGED 32 YEARS

 

Image kindly provided by Steve Rogers, Project Co-ordinator of the The War Graves Photographic Project, www.twgpp.org.