Edwin Neve (3 May 1885 – 3 August 1920), sometimes known as Ned Neve, was a professional

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who played as an

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in the

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for

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and

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. He also played for Chesterfield Town, St Helens Recreation and

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Personal life

As of 1901, Neve was working as a labourer and as of May 1916, he was working as a

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's traveller. In May 1916, in the middle of the

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, he was conscripted into the

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as a bombardier and served on the Western Front and in the Army of Occupation. Neve died of heart problems in 1920, as a result of being gassed during the war. He died in

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and was buried in Prescot Parish Churchyard.

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Military personnel from Merseyside Burials in Merseyside English men's footballers St Helens Recreation F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. wartime guest players English Football League players 1885 births 1920 deaths Men's association football outside forwards Footballers from Prescot British Army personnel of World War I Royal Garrison Artillery soldiers Prescot Cables F.C. players British military personnel killed in World War I {{England-footy-forward-1880s-stub