TitleMr Neil Harcourt MacNeil 1940-1946Also Known AsNeil Harcourt MacNeilBiography
Neil Harcourt MacNeil MC, the 10th Headmaster of Wesley College, served from 1940 to 1946. He wrote the preface to the second history of Wesley 1920-1940
Neil Harcourt MacNeil (1893-1946), headmaster, was born on 17 April 1893 at Sandringham, Victoria, fifth child and second son of Rev. John MacNeil, Scottish-born Presbyterian minister and evangelist, and his Victorian wife Hannah, née Thomas. He was educated at Scotch College where he was a member of the rowing eight and cricket team and dux in classics. He entered the University of Melbourne in 1912 with exhibitions in Greek and Latin and a scholarship to Ormond College, and was selected Victorian Rhodes Scholar for 1914. He served during World War I. Later he was Headmaster at Knox Grammar School in Sydney
![The history of Wesley College, 1865-1919 / [Ed. by Rev. E.Nye].](/img/placeholder.gif?1772743620 "The history of Wesley College, 1865-1919 / [Ed. by Rev. E.Nye].")
