Those Who Served
Sergeant Frank Tildesley Mabson MM.. Canadian Army McGill University Battalion, 2nd Company Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry from Toronto, Canada Frank Tildesley Mabson was a student of Victoria College in the University of Toronto when he enlisted in the McGill University Battalion of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Montreal. He joined the British Expeditionary Force in France in September 1915 being identified as McG186 2nd Company PPCLI. Frank kept a diary from September 28th 1915 to June 11th 1916. As a sergeant he was awarded a military medal for his bravery during the action at Vimy Ridge in 1917. "During the action of VIMY RIDGE on 9th - 10th April, this N.C.O. displayed gallant conduct and splendid leadership of his Platoon throughout the advance and consolidation. He showed a splendid example by his indefatigable efforts. He was severely wounded towards the close of the first day. Too much cannot be said of his gallant actions. He has been with the Battalion for the past two years and the nature of his wounds will, in all probability, prevent his return." (Lon!
don Gazette no. 30188 dated 18th July 1917) The action for which he was recommended for the Military Medal was his attack on a machine-gun emplacement with the aid of Private Sherwood. Frank attacked the position, captured the crew and destroyed the emplacement. Due to his wounds (the loss of sight in one eye) he was sent down the line and evacuated back to the UK. Despite this loss of vision he drove until his death in 1981 at the age of 91. One of his few regrets was that he did not continue keeping his diary after June 1916.
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Lt. David Christie Macarthur . British Army No. 8 Mt Bty Royal Garrison Artillery from 5 Cumin Place, Edinburgh, Scotland My Grandfather, David Christie Macarthur served with No 8 Mt Bty, Royal Garrison Artillery in Peshawar, India during WW1. He was born on 3 March 1898, and was awarded medals which he applied for on 11 March 1921 shortly before his first marriage. The family does not know when he left the service. |
Pte. James Macaulay . Australian Imperial Forces 36th Btn. from 24, Meadowfoot, West Kilbride, Scotland. (d.9th Jun 1917) |
Cpl. Samuel Macaulay . British Army 14th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles from 14 Mount Collier Ave, York Road, Belfast (d.7th Jun 1917) Samuel Macaulay was engaged to my grandmother but was killed in the war and his brother, my grandfather, who was a sergeant in the R.A.M.C. married her instead. Samuel is buried at Spanbroekmolen British Cemetery.
In Memory of
Corporal Samuel Macaulay
14/16726, 14th Bn., Royal Irish Rifles
who died age 24 on 07 June 1917.
Son of Susan Macaulay, of 14, Mount Collyer Avenue, York Rd., Belfast, and the late Samuel Macaulay.
Remembered with honour at Spanbroekmolen British Cemetery. Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Sjt. Walter Gordon MacDonald MID.. British Army 12th Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry from Altofts (d.12th May 1917) Walter McDonald was my great grandfather. I have been researching him for some time but have come to a dead end. He was mentioned in dispatches, but as of yet I cannot find out why. I have contacted the regimental HQ who helpfully sent me a copy of the war diary for this period, but alas Walter is not mentioned. I have acquired 2 differing copies of his Medal card, one with the Great war trio on and the other with just his MID. Any advice of avenues to follow would be gratefully received. |
Petty Officer Stephen Henry Lawrence Macey Belgian Croix de Guerre. Royal Navy HMS Minotaur from Upper Dovercourt, Harwich , Essex Looking for informationm |
Edward Roderick MacIntosh . Canadian Expeditionary Force Royal Edmonton Rifles My paternal Grandfather, Edward Roderick MacIntosh served with the Royal Edmonton Rifles, C.E.F. and survived WW1. |
2nd Lt. T. Mack . Army 9th Btn. Durham Light Infantry |
Pte. Alexander Mackenzie . British Army 11th Battalion Argyll & Southern Highlanders from Glendale, Inverness-shire, Scotland (d.28th Aug 1916) Alexander Mackenzie's name is on the Glendale War Memorial honouring the 21 Glendale residents who died in combat during World War 1. |
Pte. John Mackenzie . British Army 11th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (d.1st Jul 1916) |
Muir Mackenzie . Army 9th Btn. Durham Light Infantry |
Pte. Arthur William Mackie . British Army 1st Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers from Tintern, Monmouth. I am trying to trace the battles my Grandfather, Arthur Mackie was involved in during the WW1. We believe he had his 18th birthday in the trenches, we are pretty sure it was at the Somme. |
Lt MacPherson . Canadian Army 1st Canadian Tunnelling Coy. |
John Macrae . Army Seaforth Highlanders from Applecross, Wester Ross I’m trying to look into my maternal grandfather's WW1 history with the Seaforth Highlanders. He sadly died in 1980 aged 85, and quite understandably rarely talked of his experiences other than to berate my mother and her siblings over their groans when they were ‘starving’ or such flippancies.
I have very little to go on other than a very common West Highland name, John Macrae. He was born 1895 and was from Applecross, Wester Ross. He was wounded during one of the epic battles of the First War. I had heard a rumour that he had gone missing or had got lost during the mists in one of the best known battles, First Ypres (maybe the Somme) and turned up in a farmhouse with other soldiers but this is largely hearsay. |
Pte. David Adam Magee Croix de la Guerre. Army Army Service Corps My Grandfather David A. Magee joined the A.S.C 1915 and left in 1919. I believe he drove a field ambulance in France. According to his demob certificate while also involved with the Lord Stratheonas Horse & Canadian Expeditionary Force he was awarded the Croix de Guerre dated 13.3.1917. We have no more information on this and no medal, although we have all his other campaign medals. This is about the time of the Battle of Moreuil Wood. Can anyone help me acquire anymore information on why he was awarded this medal? Thanks.
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Rfm. Robert Magee . British Army 12th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (d.22nd Mar 1917) |
Pte Joseph Michael Maguire . Australian Imperial Forces 33rd Btn. from John Street, Coonabarabran, NSW. |
Pte. James Maher . British Army Royal Irish Rifles from Dublin My grandfather, James Maher was in the Royal Irish Rifles between 1915 and 1919. He was born in Dublin in 1898. I am researching him for my mother as she now 83 and she never met her father and knows very little about him, so any info would make her very happy. |
Capt. George James Mahony-Jones . Royal Flying Corps 20 Sqd. (d.7th Apr 1917) Capt Mahony-Jones was shot down by Maximilian Muller of Jasta28 on the evening of the 7th of April 1917. His FE2d was brought down over the Front lines whilst returning from the second bombing raid of the day on Mouvaux aerodrome. Mahony-Jones lead eight FE2's each dropping two 112 pound bombs over the target, causing damage to at least two hangers.
As the formation was crossing the Front lines, it was attached by a formation of Albatros Scouts, Lt Lawson's aircraft had been hit and was under attack from all sides, Mahony-Jones turned his aircraft and challenged the enemy, allowing Lawson to make an emergency landing behind the British Lines.
The battle was watched from the ground by the men of the 34th Battalion AIF, their adjutant wrote to RFC HQ the following day:
To the Commandant, RFC Bailleul, 8th April 1917.
"The C.O. 34th battalion AIF has asked me to express a deep sense of admiration which was inspired by the gallant flying of an airman, apparently belonging to a Squadron under your command. About 6 pm on the evening of the 7th instant, two of our planes were engaged with nine of the enemy's. One plane was damaged and the other, although retreat looked possible turned and fought. Several of the enemy's planes scattered but unfortunately our plane was hit and immediately burst into flames.
The scene was witnessed by the men of the Battalion from the trenches and the conspired bravery was much spoken of by them and the gallantry is sure to foster a spirit of emulation for our men to strive hard on their parts, to act in the same heroic and self sacrificing manner as this gallant airman. The true bravery of your very fine Corps was thus strikingly brought home to our men."
Adj. 34th Battn.
Mahony-Jones and his gunner 2nd Lt W.B.Moyes were laid to rest in a German cemetery, after the war they were transferred to the CWGC cemetery at Bailleul. |
Bdr. Eugene Mahy MM.. British Army 50th Bde. C Bty Royal Field Artillery from Guernsey (d.25th April 1918) My great uncle Eugene Mahy was awarded the Military Medal on 4th February 1918 and died just a few months later. Does anyone have any information about how he earned the medal or where he died? |
Mail . Army 7th Btn. Durham Light Infantry |
Lance Sjt. J. Makepeace . Army 8th Btn. Durham Light Infantry |
Pte. G. S. Makin . Australian Imperial Force. 3rd Salvage Coy. |
Pte. Harold Makin . British Army 12th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.25th Sep 1915) |
Pte. Hugh Makin . British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers (d.7th May 1915) |
Sjt. F. W. Mallin MM.. Army Durham. Royal Garrison Artillery Sjt Mallin was awarded the Military Medal for his part in the Bombardment of the Hartlepools on the 16th of December 1914. He was the Gun Captain of the No 2 gun at Heugh Battery. |
Albert Mallinson . Army 15th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment from Elland, Yorkshire (d.23rd February 1917) My great-great-grandfather, Albert Mallinson from Elland in Yorkshire, was killed 23rd February, 1917, in Somme, France. He is interred at Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery, Somme. If anyone has any information concerning him, please get in touch. |
Sjt. Michael Mallon . British Army 207th Coy. Machine Gun Corps from Felton, Northumberland (d.26th Sep 1917) Michael Mallon enlisted in the Cheshire Regiment in Whitehaven and transferred to the Machine Gun Corps, he was killed in action and is remembered on the Tyne Cot memorial. |
Sjt. R. Malone . Army 8th Btn. Durham Light Infantry |
Mjr. D. W. Mander . Army 2nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry |
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