Neil Wilson (aka George/Geordie)

Unfortunately, I have to tell you that our good friend and comrade Neil "George" Wilson passed away at 09:10 this morning.
He left us peacefully while at home surrounded by loving family members.
Several ex-Sigs guys (including myself) had been busy trying to organize a small fund to help pay for the wake (unfortunately we knew this event was coming) and give Neil a good RWF send off. Obviously things have happened quicker that we thought but we would still like to organize something.
If any ex-sigs or other Forum members wish to donate/contribute to this fund please get in touch with me by PM and I will give you the bank details so that you can deposit into an account that has now been set up.
Funeral details will be posted as soon as we know the details.
Many thanks one and all.

RIP my friend

Dilwyn

PS I will send some photos of Neil into the Gallery with a little writeup later but am too upset to do this right now. Thanks D

Neil Wilson ( also known as George or Geordie) was one of the first members of the Battalion to make me feel a welcome part of the "family" that is The Royal Welch Fusiliers. ( 1 Royal Welsh ). He was a warm and generous person with a wonderful sense of humour. He would continually ask my run-out date and burst into fits of laughter when I replied, adding "nobody has got that long to do"! Unfortunately he left the Battalion in 75 and although he tried to return to us, he could not satisfy the medical and the Regiment lost a great character.
Last year after some 34 years Neil and I made contact once again on this wonderful site and in September we and many other ex- Signal Platoon members met up at the comrades weekend in Wrexham at a Sigs reunion. Neil was the mainstay of that reunion and could not have been more "up for it" if you had paid him. He threw himself wholeheartedly into the orginizing even though he was not well even then. Without Neil that reunion would have not have been the success that it was. It was Neils reunion! Since then, he would speak of it and future reunions with great relish and I know he would have loved to be at the next one - and he will be!
Now we have to say farewell to great mate, Comrade and a Loyal Royal Welchman. God bless you Neil.

Very well said Gwyn, Neil was a smashing guy. We first met in the Depot, both coming from different JL Units. We immediately hit it off and became great friends. We left for the Battalion on the same flight, stayed overnight in Singapore (fun, fun. fun) and then went on to Hong Kong. We were put in the same platoon (12 Pl, D Coy) and later both went to the Sigs. We had some fantastic times together, finding our very young feet in the Regt. I don't think I have ever seen a man smile so much, you always thought he was up to some kind of mischief (which often he was), although he tried his hardest to keep me on the straight and narrow (a very tough task).
He had several injuries during his time with the RWF which eventually contributed to him losing both his kidneys and was blown up in NI which led to him losing his hearing. As you say Nick, he tried to join up again but his medical condition would not allow this to happen.
What a great character Neil was and will live on in very fond memories I have of him.
Neil was a fine artist and I remember him drawing a fantastic Red Dragon on my Army suitcase just before leaving for Hong Kong. I was absolutely thrilled with it ...... until I picked it up by the handle and saw that my lovely dragon was now upside down. I thought Neil was going to pee his pants because he was laughing so much. Of course, every time I picked it up at the baggage areas and walked with it to our transport Neil again cracked up. What a card.
Neil will be sorely missed by friends, comrades and family alike.
RIP my very good friend.
Dilwyn

Neil neil(george)wilson passed away this morning after a fierce struggle with cancer. He died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family and friends.

I always found Neil to be genuine, good natured and good hearted, who could be counted on to cheer you up when things weren't going so well.

Many fond and treasured memories have flooded my mind since his passing and I am basking in the warm glow of our friendship in days gone by. Knowing him has been one of the great experiences of my life.

We will remember him fondly.

Several ex-signal members had been busy trying to organize a small fund to help pay for the 'Wake' (unfortunately we knew this event was coming) and give Neil a good Royal Welch send off.

Obviously things have happened quicker that we thought but we would still like to organize something. If anyone wishes to donate/contribute to this fund please get in touch with Dilwyn Thom15<SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_45941", true); </SCRIPT> by PM and he will give you the bank details so that you can deposit into an account that has now been set up.

Funeral details will be posted as soon as we know the details.

thanks thom i will go to see his wife and family he only lives 5 mins from me i will give them a card and lynn some flowers .and ask if they require any help. just to call me at anytime. rip. Niel. in our thouts at this sad time.

RIP (Neil george wilson) IN OUR THOUGHTS AT THIS SAD TIME FROM SHREWBURY. RWFCA.

Just over a year ago I received a Private Message from Neil - he'd picked up on the fact that we had a lot in common - he'd done IJLB Oswestry - left a year before I'd joined, he was sigs, I was sigs, but our paths had never crossed.

After exchanging plenty of PMs and emails, we finally met at the sigs reunion that he put so much in to - it was such a pleasure to right the 'blip' in time.

We at Shrewsbury Branch are saddened to hear of the passing of one of our true comrade, we would like to pass on our sincere condolences to his family and friends at this sad time, we have lost a true friend and Royal Welchman.
Rest in peace Neil old mate, we will all meet again one day.

Ianto 10,

RIP..Neil..we onle met the once but you will be in my thoughts allways,
till we meet again my friend..

We at Caernarfon RWFCA wish to convey our sincere condolences to Neil's Family and friends at your sad loss, during the 60s and early 70s the Recce (which I was part of) and Sigs was like one family, Neil was a popular member of that family and will be sadly missed.

Brian