Neil Douglas Findlay

Neil Douglas Findlay
Born(1859-05-07)7 May 1859
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died10 September 1914(1914-09-10) (aged 55)
near Priez, France
Buried
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1878–1914 
RankBrigadier General
UnitRoyal Artillery
CommandsCommander, Royal Artillery, 1st Division
Battles / warsHazara Expedition of 1888
Second Boer War
First World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Mentioned in Despatches

Brigadier-General Neil Douglas Findlay CB (7 May 1859 – 10 September 1914) was a British Army general. A Royal Artillery officer, Findlay served in action on the Hazara Expedition of 1888 and in the Second Boer War. He was commended by General Redvers Buller for his actions during the latter and subsequently became a staff officer. After the outbreak of the First World War Findlay was promoted to brigadier general and appointed Commander, Royal Artillery of the 1st Infantry Division. Whilst serving in this capacity during the First Battle of the Aisne Findlay was hit by shrapnel from a German shell and killed. He was the first British general to be killed in the war.