Pte. William Ernest NEIL

1896 - 1918  (21 years)

• Name	William Ernest NEIL
  Prefix	Pte.
  Birth	9 Oct 1896	Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	William Orr Neil
  Attestation Papers	23 Aug 1917	Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Willie,
  Gravestone	Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  	WW I, DCM 2350356
  	Address: Cobden Union Cemetery Cobden, Ontario
  WWI service	30 Aug 1918	, , , France   [4]
  	Gunshot wounds to thighs and abdomen in action
  Name	William Orr Neil
  Death	30 Aug 1918	Arras, Pas de Calais, France   [5, 6, 7, 8]
  Burial	Bailleulval, Pas de Calais, France   [9, 10]
  	Address: Bac-Du-Sud British Cemetery Pas de Calais France
  Person ID	I41735949	Whitewater Region Early Families
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Richard William NEIL,   b. 17 Sep 1859, Fitzroy Harbour, Carleton, Ontario, Canada d. 15 Jan 1926, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Mary COWIE,   b. 19 Apr 1866, Queen's line, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 9 Mar 1936, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	13 Aug 1884
  Family ID	F6951	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Cobden Memorial Hall Plaque with Names of Fallen Soldiers The Cobden Sun, Nov 13, 1919
  		WWI Memorial Plaque - Cobden Legion Photograph provided by Wayne Bennett

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Neill, Willie Attestation Papers WWI killed in action
  		CHx-Two documents found in corner stone of destroyed Memorial Hall Newspaper Clipping from the 1958 Scrapbook of Irene McLaren, provided to Fay Bennett by Jack McLaren
  		CHx-Memorial Hall Corner Stone Laid newspaper article-The Cobden Sun, Aug 29, 1919 p. 1
  		Neil, Pte. William Orr - Commonwealth War Graves https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/18954/W%20NEIL/
  		Neil, Pte. William Orr digitalized service file https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=B7255-S021
  		Pte. William Ernest NEIL - In Memory Newspaper clipping from the collection of Ethel Cowie, provided by her daughter Eleanor Tabbert

  
  

  Headstones

  Gravestone-Neil, Richard W. & Mary nee Cowie; Children: John F., Emma, Pte William O. Block 2 - Anglican Cobden Union Cemetery photographed by Fay Bennett, Sept 2016

  
  

  Histories

  Neil, Pte. William Ernest - WWI Casualty Articles and information compiled by Fay Bennett from sources noted

  
  

• Notes

  1901 Census Ross Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario with parents 1911 Census Cobden, Renfrew Co., Ontario with parents Name: NEIL, WILLIE Regimental number(s): 2350356 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7255 - 21 Date of Birth: 09/10/1896 http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/001042-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=557779&interval=20&&PHPSESSID=op9cg1evta9m5997gptort5bu7 attestation papers on website Attestation Papers: Occupation: Chauffeur

  
  

• Sources

  [S633] Library and Archives of Canada, Archivia Net On-Line Research Tool ,, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1911, (Database, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1911/index-e.html). [S490090] Library and Archives of Canada, Archivia Net On-Line Research Tool ,, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1911, (Database, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1911/index-e.html). [S490997] Ancestry.com, Mil-Military Attestation Papers, (Ancestry.com. Canada, WWI CEF Attestation Papers, 1914-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006. Images are used with the permission of Library and Archives Canada.). [S491416] Canada., Mil-WWI Personnel Records of the First World War, ( Library and Archives Canada . https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/search.aspx.). [S839] Craftyesquire, Family Information - Neil Family, (www.ancestry.ca), ) (Reliability: 3). [S52] Newspaper - The Cobden Sun, (Weekly Publication), memorium Aug 26 1920 p. 4 (Reliability: 3). [S490895] Craftyesquire, Family Information - Neil Family, (www.ancestry.ca), ) (Reliability: 3). [S490163] Newspaper-The Cobden Sun, (Weekly Publication), memorium Aug 26 1920 p. 4 (Reliability: 3). [S491080] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Mil-Commonwealth War Graves Commission, ((www.cwgc.org)), ). (Reliability: 3). [S491417] Veterans Affairs Canada, Mil-Canadian Virtual War Memorial, ((www.veterans.gc.ca/eng)), ). (Reliability: 3).