Herman C. McNeile

Biography

Herman Cyril McNeile, MC, 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.

Known For Writing

Birthday Sep 27, 1888 (137 years old)

Place of Birth Bodmin, Cornwall, England, UK

Also Known As Herman Cyril McNeile, Herman Cyril McNeille, H.C. McNeile, H.C. 'Sapper' McNeile, Cyril McNeile, Sapper