James Neilson (footballer)
The basics
Quick facts
Gender:
Male
The details
Biography
Introduction
James Hadden Neilson was a Scottish professional football forward who played in the Scottish Football League for Aberdeen.
Personal life
Neilson served in the Lovat Scouts and the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders during the First World War and was holding the rank of sergeant when he was killed in Greece during the Salonika Campaign on 28 October 1917. He was buried in Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery, near Exochi. His brothers Rolland and Charles were also killed during the war.