Awarded the VC for his heroism on 19 December 1914, age 26, while serving in the Corps of Royal Engineers. "Leaving his Sappers to finish their task he went to the aid of a West Yorkshire bombing squad in the midst of the battle; he held off the enemy, his conspicuous bravery allowing many wounded to be rescued. (Neuve Chapelle, France)". Freemason at: №3223, Old Cheltonian Lodge.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Philip Neame, VC
Commemorated ati
Freemason VCs - W8 - Myles, Neame, Nelson, Pitcher
Edgar Kinghorn Myles, 9 April 1916, Age 21, The Welsh Regiment, Excelsior Lod...
Other Subjects
1 memorial
W. H. White
Employed at the Holloway tram garage. Served and was killed in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Job Drain
Soldier. Born Job Henry Charles Drain in Barking, Essex. In WW1 he was a driver in the 37th Battery, Royal Field Artillery. On 26 August 1914 at Le Cateau, France, he and another driver saved two B...
3 memorials
H. Hammonds
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Dame Maud McCarthy
Army Martron-in-Chief. Born Emma Maud McCarthy in Australia. In England by 1891, training as a nurse at the London Hospital, Whitechapel. Served in the South African War, 1899-1902, with the Army ...
1 memorial