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226783Cpl. McKerdle
Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry
Cpl McKerdle was captured at the Battle of Antwerp. He was sent to Munster II POW Camp.
232970Pte. Thomas McKever
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Newcastle
Thomas McKever suffered Gunshot Wounds in December 1916
188294Cpl. John Hill McKibben
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Newtownards
(d.9th May 1915)
I have only just discovered my long lost relative, John McKibben. At the moment all I know is that he was 22 when he died, and his name is on panel 9 Ploegsteert Memorial. His parents were James and Mary of 47 Robert Street Newtownards.
243408Rflmn. R. McKibben
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
(d.1st July 1916)
Rifleman McKibben died of wounds and was buried in Forceville Communal Cemetery Extn., Plot 2, Row B, Grave 15. He was 27 years old when he died. He was the son of James and Mary McKibben of Belfast.
188296Pte. William James McKibben
British Army Royal Irish Rifles
from:Newtownards
William McKibben and his brother John, both served with the Royal Irish Rifles.
239632Sister Annie Eliza McKibbin
Queen Alexandra's Nursing Service
from:Bathurst NSW Australia
1903Pte David McKibbin
British Army 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers
from:41, Marian St., Bensham, Gateshead-on-Tyne.
(d.29th Aug 1916)
McKibbin, David. Private, 19/618, Killed in action on 29th August 1916. Aged 21 years.
Buried in Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt, in grave IV. G. 9.
19Btn Historical records shows him as 19/618 & 19/619. ALSO spelling his surname as McKibbon, CWGC has it spelt McKibbin.
Son of David and Elizabeth McKibbin, of 41, Marian St., Bensham, Gateshead-on-Tyne.
From the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour.
403Company Sjt Mjr. A. McKie
Army 8th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
232971Pte. G. A. McKie
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
232972Pte. William McKie
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Gateshead
(d.27th Oct 1917)
William McKie is named on the Tynecot Memorial
211260L/Sgt. James McKiernan
British Army 15th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Salford
My Great Grandfather James McKiernan (service number 10642) enlisted in Salford with the 15th Lancashire Fusiliers and left for the Western Front on 22.11.1915. By the end of the war he had been promoted to the rank of Lance Sergeant. James survived the war and died in 1955.
223764Pte. Alexander McKilligan
British Army 2nd Battalion York and Lancashire Regiment
from:Leeds, Yorkshire
(d.9th Aug 1915)
Alexander McKilligan was married to Esther Elizabeth Craven in 1912 and was killed in action in 1915.
887Pte. William Edward McKinery
Australian Imperial Forces 36th Btn.
from:South Melbourne.
(d.7th Jun 1917)
4042nd Lt. H. S. McKinlay
Army 8th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
232973Pte. H. McKinley
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
223868Pte. James McKinley
British Army 8th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Belfast
My grandfather James McKinley he served with the 8th Battalion, Royal Irish (Ulster) Rifles within the 36th Ulster Division during WW1 from 30th October 1916 to 9th July 1917. It was most likely he was conscripted into the army when conscription came into force on 2 March 1916. I have lots of records such as his Silver War Badge and Medal Card records and also his Victory Medal which takes pride of place in my home. I know he had family in Belfast named Joseph and Katie but have not been able to progress this link. I have never being able to locate his service record.
He married Margaret (Maggie) McNamara of Irishtown, Athlone County, Westmeath on 18th of November 1918, just one week after Armistice Day. He spent most of his life in London after returning from the war and I gather that he suffered terribly with his nerves, most likely from shell shock or the trauma of war.
159791Pte. Thomas McKinley
British Army Kings Own Scottish Borderers
from:68 Elba St, Ayr, Scotland
Our grandfather Thomas McKinlay lived in our house in Ayr, till he died in 1946. I grew up to stories about India, Lord Roberts and the famous march in 1880 from Kabul to Kandahar. I have a record of his marriage to our grandmother in 1894 but I have never been able to find substantial records of his life prior to this date.
Another story I was told when I was growing up, is that it was said during WW1 he coloured his hair black, enlisted, then washed the black out and came home. I always thought this was just a story till I was using Ancestry search and found 9 pages of his WW1 military history.
He enlisted in the Kings Own Scottish Borderers on the 13th Oct 1914 in Dalmillington, regimental #8323, his age was listed as 34yrs. The history sheet shows my grandmother's name and where they lived it also listed my mother name [Flora]. He was discharged 22nd Dec 1914 as not suitable for service, they were unsure if his real age was 44 or 49, although Lieut Colonel A.W. Pennyman of the KOSB in Berwick wanted to retain him
I also have a picture of him in an army uniform which I think may be around that time, but I can't identify the cap badge. These records did give me further history on him . He served in the Scots Fusiliers #1923, 7yrs 127dys with the colours and 4yrs, 238dys in the reserve , discharged in 1898. Although I have this info its difficult to get more records from these days.
1089Pte. W. McKinley
British Army 9th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
(d.1st Jul 1916)
500829Spr. J. J. McKinnon
Australian Imperial Forces 1st Australian Tunnelling Coy.
2434092/Lt. McKinstry
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
232975Pte. W. McKivitt
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
243410L/Cpl. Robert McKnight
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
(d.24th July 1916)
Robert McKnight died of wounds on 24th July 1916. He is buried in Caudry Old Communal Cemetery, Grave A.3.
Robert was the 25-year-old son of Robert McKnight, Derryogue, Kilkeel, Co., Down.
2059712nd Lt. Thomas McKnight
British Army 10th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
from:Tullyinkisay Co Tyrone
(d.21st Feb 1917)
Thomas Mcknight was my great uncle. He is buried in Berks Cemetry in Belgium.
235913Sgt. William McKnight
British Army 1st Btn. Gordon Highlanders
(d.22nd July 1915)
223125Pte. Charles Alfred McKone
Briith Army 1st/8th Btn. London Regiment
from:49 Westmoreland Road, Walworth, London
(d.2nd Dec 1917)
252049Fred McLachlan
British Army 2nd (Salford Pals) Btn Lancashire Fusiliers
Researching my family tree and discovered my great great grandfather, Fred McLachlan served in WW1 and was near Thiepval on the ist of July 1916 during "the big push".
I would like to find out a bit more and would love to see a photo of him or his Regiment.
251766Pte. George McLachlan
British Army 9th Btn. Scottish Rifles
from:Carluke, Scotland
George McLachlan served with the 9th Btn. Scottish Rifles. He lost his left arm on 25th of October 1918.
243310Pte. R. McLachlan
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
from:Coventry
(d.3rd March 1918)
Private McLachlan was the Son of Robert and Jessie McLachlan, of Scotland, husband of Susan McLachlan, of 41. Grove St., Coventry.
He was 37 when he died and is buried in the Villafranca Padovana Communal Cemetery in Italy.
237133Sgt.Mjr. C. W. McLagan
Indian Army 20th Nilgiri Malabar Btn. Indian Defence Force
(d.21st June 1919)
Serjeant Major McLagan is buried in the Ootacamund (St. Thomas) Cemetery in India, Plot F. Grave 151.
1206115Pte. Harold Bruce McLagan
Canadian Expeditionary Forces 9th Coy. Canadian Machine Gun Corps.
from:Carluke, Ontario
(d.4th Nov 1917)
Harold McLagan died of wounds on the 4th of November 1917, aged 34 and is buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery in France. He served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force, 9th Company, Canadian Machine Gun Corps. He was wounded at Passchendaele Oct 26th 1917 and died of his wounds November 4th 1917, aged 33 (born Sep 7 1884). He was the son of James and Isabella McLagan of Carluke, Ontario.
Tragically for the generation that followed him, only the first of his optimistic projections, written from France Aug 7th, 1917 in a letter to his sister Beatrice, proved to be accurate: "… this old war cannot last forever and I think the world will be too wise to ever let another one commence."
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