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Alastair McNeil

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Alastair McNeil
Personal details
Born(1915-01-28)28 January 1915
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died26 January 1944(1944-01-26) (aged 28)
Anzio, Italy
Cause of deathKilled in action

Alastair Simpson Bell McNeil (28 January 1915 – 26 January 1944)[1][2] was a Scottish international rugby union player, who was killed in World War II at Anzio after going missing in action whilst serving as a Surgeon Lieutenant.[1][3]

He was capped once for Scotland in 1935.[1][3] He also played for Watsonians RFC.[3]

McNeil played for the Scotland national cricket team as well.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Alastair McNeil". espnscrum.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Alastair McNeil". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d Bath, p109
Sources
  • Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
  • Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)