David Ritchie Williamson McLean was born on 16 November 1881 at Inshanks, Kirkmaiden. He married Ann Walker on 16 February 1912 at Inverurie, Aberdeen County. He was a Gamekeeper. Ann was a Farmer’s daughter. David was 31, Ann 29. It is not known if there were issue. David served with the Ist Battalion Scots Guards…
Andrew M McCreath (c.1893-1917)
Private Andrew M McCreath (34878) served with the 6th’7th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers in World War 1.Son of John T. and Maggie McCreath, of 154, High St., Ayr, he was killed on 31 July 1917. He is remembered at the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Panel 19 and 33. Ypres is a town in the Province…
Thomas (Tom) McCreath (1889-1916)
Thomas (Tom) McCreath was born in March 1889 in Liverpool. Tom McCreath died of wounds received at the Somme. A Sergeant (5267) in the 20th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, he died on Monday 24 July 1916. He was unmarried. In civilian life he was an inventor. He made his mother a bicycle-driven washing machine, and later a…
David McCreath (1895-1916)
Private David McCreath (Reg. No2773) of the 17th Battalion Highland Light Infantry was killed in action on 1 July 1916 in the Battle of the Somme. His death is recorded on the Thiepval Memorial (Pier and Face 15c) On 1 July 1916, supported by a French attack to the south, thirteen divisions of Commonwealth forces launched…
Donald McCreath (c.1896-1915)
Private Donald McCreath (17647) served with the 12th Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry in World War 1. He was killed, age 20, on 25 September 1915 and is buried at The Loos Memorial in the Dud Corner Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. The date of 25 September was the launch of the Allied autumn…