The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
28 March 1897(Poulton, Merseyside)
Death:
1 October 1918(Rumilly-en-Cambrésis)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Thomas Patrick Neely VC MM (Irish: Tomás Pádraig Mac an Fhilidh; 28 March 1897 – 1 October 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Details
Neely was 21 years old, and a Lance sergeant in the 8th Battalion, The King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place at Flesquières, France during the battle of the Canal du Nord for which he was awarded the VC.
Neely was killed three days later in action at Rumilly-en-Cambrésis, just south of Cambrai, France, on 1 October 1918. He was buried at Masnieres British Cemetery in Marcoing, France.