Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 27, 1888(48)
Day of Death
August 14, 1937
Place of Birth
Bodmin, Cornwall, England, UK
Also Known As
Herman Cyril McNeileHerman Cyril McNeilleH.C. McNeileH.C. 'Sapper' McNeileCyril McNeile
Herman C. McNeile
Writing
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.