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 (Service No. 6883). He was killed at the Battle of Passchendaele on 31 July 1917 and buried at Bleuet Farm Cemetery, Belgium (Grave Reference I.B.25)
