Charles Neilson

Charles Neilson
Personal information
Date of birth 27 November 1889
Place of birth Ellon, Scotland
Date of death 1 June 1916(1916-06-01) (aged 26)[1]
Place of death Neuville-Saint-Vaast, France
Playing position Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1912 Aberdeen 8 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Charles Neilson (27 November 1889 – 1 June 1916) was a Scottish professional football outside left who played in the Scottish Football League for Aberdeen.[2]

Personal life

Neilson attended Ellon Primary School and graduated with an MA from Aberdeen University in 1913.[1] He trained as a teacher at Aberdeen Training Centre and became a teaching assistant at Lossiemouth Public School.[1][3] After the outbreak of the First World War in September 1914, Neilson enlisted as a private in the Gordon Highlanders in Peterhead.[3] He was serving as a company sergeant major when he was killed in action near Neuville-Saint-Vaast, France on 1 June 1916.[1] He was buried in Maroeuil British Cemetery, near Arras.[4] His brothers Rolland and James were also killed during the war.[2][5] Neilson was added to the Aberdeen University Roll of Honour in 1921.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Season_1915-1916_(Fell).pdf
  2. 1 2 "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". www.afcheritage.org. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  3. 1 2 3 "Neilson, Charles | Roll of Honour | The University of Aberdeen". www.abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  4. ↑ Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Charles Neilson | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 2016-09-18.
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