Philip Neame

Lieutenant, 15th Field Company. Royal Engineers

Register No.: 916 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
Rank: Lieutenant all Lieutenants →
Unit: 15th Field Company. Royal Engineers (register: Corps of Royal Engineers) all Corps of Royal Engineers VCs →
Date of action: 19 December 1914 on this day → all of 1914 →
Conflict / campaign: First World War
London Gazette: 18th February 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
Born: 12th December 1888 at Macknade, Faversham, Kent
Died: 28th April 1978 at Selling, Faversham, Kent
Memorial / grave: Selling Church, Kent

Digest of citation

Near Neuve Chapelle, France, on the 19th December, 1914, Lieutenant Neame, despite the heavy rifle fire and bombing by the enemy, succeeded in holding back German counter-attacks by making single-handed bombing attacks. He was covered by rifle and machine gun fire from the trenches, that had been recently captured from the Germans. During this act he killed and wounded many of them.. He was able to delay the enemy advance long enough to rescue any of our wounded that were able to be moved

From Alf Askin's research notes

Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.

NEAME, Philip. (reg No. 916).

Lieutenant. 15th Field Company. Royal Engineers.

London Gazetted on 18th February 1915.

Born on 12th December 1888 at Macknade, Faversham, Kent.

Died on 28th April 1978 at Selling, Faversham, Kent.

Memorial at Selling Church, Kent.

Digest of Citation reads: Near Neuve Chapelle, France, on the 19th December, 1914, Lieutenant Neame, despite the heavy rifle fire and bombing by the enemy, succeeded in holding back German counter-attacks by making single-handed bombing attacks. He was covered by rifle and machine gun fire from the trenches, that had been recently captured from the Germans. During this act he killed and wounded many of them.. He was able to delay the enemy advance long enough to rescue any of our wounded that were able to be moved.

Additional information:. Lieutenant General Sir Philip Neame was created a Knight Commander, Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE); a Companion of the Order of the Bath and he also held the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). In addition he held the Legion d'Honneur and Croix de Guerre of France, the Croix de Guerre of Belgium, the Czechoslovakian Knight of the Order of the White Lion, a Knight of the Order of St John and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. More to be added.

Additional information

Lieutenant General Sir Philip Neame was created a Knight Commander, Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE); a Companion of the Order of the Bath and he also held the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). In addition he held the Legion d'Honneur and Croix de Guerre of France, the Croix de Guerre of Belgium, the Czechoslovakian Knight of the Order of the White Lion, a Knight of the Order of St John and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. More to be added.

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