Nuneaton &
North Warwickshire
Family History Society
The friendly family history society for all of North Warwickshire
The friendly family history society for all of North Warwickshire
12th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment
Killed in action in the Battle of Messines, France and Flanders 10th April 1918 age 20
Commemorated Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium. Panels 6 & 7
Awarded Military Cross and Bar, British War and Victory Medals
Son of Robert and Florence (nee Slater) Nevill
Links to Relevant Information
NNWFHS Glascote War Memorial Page
Winchester College Memorial Page
Other Information
1897 born 5th November at Glascote and baptised at St Editha’s church 26th December 1897
1901 Census living at Sunny Croft, Ashby Road, Glascote with parents Robert and Florence, sister Catherine. Father employed as solicitor
1911 Census living at Sunny Croft, Tamworth with parents Robert and Florence. Servants Agnes and Kathleen. Father a solicitor
Attended Winton House School
1918 death reported in the Tamworth Herald 11th May by a letter from Lieut-Colonel D L Maxwell, short quote “I simply must write to my best boy’s people to tell them how much he was loved by us all. He was known to us all as Capt. Bob or Capt. Robert. He died young, but he lived a very full life and has left a wonderful memory and example behind him.”
