Restoration Of Rangers Graves Project Update. Harry Mcneil.

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Harry McNeil was the older brother of our Founders Moses and Peter.

He has the distinction of having played for the Rangers in that first ever game v Callander in May 1872 on Fleshers Haugh.

He would play for the Club again during the 1880's and was a member of the Rangers Ancients team, along with the likes of Tom Vallance,who played many exhibition and charitable matches.

Harry would go into a business partnership with his brother Peter , their H+ P McNeil sports good premises were a feature on both Union Street and Renfield Street Glasgow from the mid 1870's until 1896.

Once he'd hung up his boots Harry was to run the Royal Hotel in Bangor County Down.

He was still attending Ibrox cheering on his beloved Rangers in the early 1920's with his grandchildren.

Harry McNeil passed in 1924 and is buried in an unmarked grave in Rutherglen.

This week, with the assistance of Gary Ralston, we made contact with Harry's family in Glasgow and spoke to them about the Restoration of Rangers Graves Project.

It is our intention, using funds raised via the project , to have a stone placed on Harry's final resting place , the family will of course be consulted on all aspects as we take this forward.

We're due to meet with them this weekend and will take them to Harry's resting place.

When i rang the family on Tuesday the reaction of Harry's Great Niece was a joy '' We're all still Rangers daft in the family''.



All progress will be posted on these pages as we remember another Ranger.

Donations to the Restoration Project can be made here.

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***Follow the link and add following email address along with donation – sonsofstruth@aol.co.uk

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Donation made and a wee bump.

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Donation made and a wee bump.

Thank you.

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A profile of Harry McNeil.

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Update.

After further consultation with Harry McNeil's Great Grandchildren regarding the inscriptions for the Gravestones we're pleased to announce that two stones have been ordered today for the final resting places in Rutherglen Cemetery.

These should be in place by the end of January 2016.

All progress will be updated accordingly.