Charles Melbourne (Charlie) Neild (1870–1917)
PRIVATE CHARLES MELBOURNE NEILD
From Bourke Road, Gardiner. Educated at Scotch College. Enlisted in July 1915, aged 44. Joined 8th Battalion in Egypt in February 1916. Attached to the 4th Field Ambulance, October 1916. He was killed on the night of March 25-26, 19178, when the explosion of a delayed-action mine in the Bapaume Town Hall killed thirty sleeping Australian troops, some of whom had managed the coffee staff of the Australian Comforts Fund. He is buried in the Bapaume Australian Cemetery, France.
Original Publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- death notice, Argus (Melbourne), 21 April 1917, p 11
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Neild, Charles Melbourne (Charlie)
- Neild, James Edward (father)
- Neild, Caroline Emma (sister)
- Holt, Joseph Thomas (colleague)
- Grover, Montague MacGregor (colleague)
- Annear, Harold Desbrowe (employer)
Citation details
'Neild, Charles Melbourne (Charlie) (1870–1917)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/neild-charles-melbourne-charlie-24382/text33127, accessed 25 April 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
21 October,
1870
Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Death
27 March,
1917
(aged 46)
Bapaume,
France
Cause of Death
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