H. C. McNeile [SEP] date of death
H. C. McNeile
Herman Cyril McNeile, MC (28 September 1888 – 14 August 1937), commonly known as Cyril McNeile and publishing under the name H. C. McNeile or the pseudonym Sapper, was a British soldier and author. Drawing on his experiences in the trenches during the First World War, he started writing short stories and getting them published in the "Daily Mail". As serving officers in the British Army were not permitted to publish under their own names, he was given the pen name "Sapper" by
1915 in literature
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1915.
Events.
- January 13 – "Reminiscences of Sergeant Michael Cassidy", the first known story by Captain H. C. McNeile, Royal Engineers, writing as "Sapper", begins publication in the "Daily Mail" (London).
- February 28 – Rupert Brooke sails with the British Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. During the campaign he develops sepsis from an infected mosquito bite, which ends with his death in a hospital ship