James Hadden Neilson | Service Record


SurnameNeilson
First Name(s)James Hadden
Place of BirthEllon
Club(s)Aberdeen
ServiceBritish Army
RankSergeant
Service Number226018
Previous Service Number(s)4310
Regiment or CorpsQueen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Unit(s)10th (Lovat's Scouts) Battalion
Previous Regiment(s) or CorpsLovat's Scouts Yeomanry
Unit(s)2nd Regiment
Type of Casualty (If applicable)Killed in Action
Theatre of War (If applicable)Balkan Theatre
Date of Death (If applicable)28/10/1917
Place of Death (If applicable)Salonika
Place of Burial/Commemoration (If applicable)Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery
Grave/Memorial Reference (If applicable)27.
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Awards and Decorations
Citation(s)
Supplementary NotesBrother of former Aberdeen footballer Charles Neilson who also died during the conflict.
Son of James and Christina Neilson, of 7, Station Rd., Ellon, Aberdeenshire. Native of Montrose.