"Demobilisation of the British Army" The four millionth British soldier to be demobilised, Rifleman John Neale, aged 31, of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, reaches No.2 R.E.C. at Tournai on his journey home and hands his demobilisation documents to a clerk. Rifleman Neale, of Hounslow, Middlesex, served as an officer's batman before demobilisation.