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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
Pte. James Charles McNaughton
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
BSM James McNee DCM.
British Army Royal Field Artillery
from:Glasgow
We are in possession of James McNee's medals and a few artefacts. I am finding it really hard to find out anything about his service. He joined the Royal Artillery in 1905 in Glasgow.
Spr. McNeil
Canadian Army 1st Canadian Tunnelling Coy.
Pte. Frederick Christensen McNeil
British Army Scottish Horse Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
from:Saltcoats, Ayrshire
Frederick McNeil was the half brother of my great grandfather John Duncan McNeil. Fred was the son of John McNeil (master joiner) and Amelia Lewis, and was born on 6th May 1893 at 44 Wellpark Rd., Saltcoats, Ayrshire.
He enlisted in the Scottish Horse Field Ambulance, RAMC in 1915 and landed with them at Suvla Bay on 1st Sep 1915. He later served with the 1/4th Essex Regiment, as part of the Imperial Camel Corps.
Fred (an accountant in peace time) married Dorothy Saunderson in Cairo on 6th Feb 1925, and they emigrated to New Zealand. Fred later served in the NZ Territorial Force with 2nd Battalion Wellington Regiment, and later as OC of 4 Guards Company, Featherstone Prisoner of War Camp (outside Wellington). Fred was discharged on 11th Oct 1945. He was awarded the Victory Medal, British War Medal, 1914-1915 Star, 1939-1945 War Medal, and the NZ 1939-1945 War Service Medal. Fred died on 3rd Jan 1972 in Auckland.
Pte. John McNeil
British Army 14th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
(d.19th Dec 1915)
Pte. William McPherson Reid McNeil
British Army 8/10th Battalion Gordon Highlanders
from:Glasgow, Scotland
(d.9th Sep 1916)
William McNeil enlisted on the 3rd of November 1914, and was assigned to the 8th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. He was killed on 9th of September 1916 in Bazentin le Petit. He is buried in Flatiron Copse Cemetery in Mametz, France.
Cpl. John McNeill
British Army 2nd Btn Gordon Highlanders
from:Rothesay, Scotland
(d.4th Oct 1917)
My great-great Uncle John McNeill of Rothesay, Scotland served in the 2nd Battalion of the Gordon Highlanders from the 10th of October 1915 to his death, on the 4th of October 1917. He won three medals: the British War Medal, the Allied Victory Medal, and the 14-15 Star. He was missed greatly by his mother and father, his three brothers, and his sister. He is remembered at the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
Drum Major Peter McNeill
British Army 6th Battalion Black Watch
from:Perth
(d.20th Nov 1917)
Peter McNeill worked at Pullars dye work in Perth, Scotland. He was involved in The Battle of Festubert, Battle of Beaumont-Hamel, The Somme, Third Battle of Ypres and The Battle of Cambrai, where he died age 35. He left behind a widow and four sons. His regiment were part of the 51st Highland Division, one of the most feared units from Britain, and the 153rd Military Brigade. He was a piper and a drummer.
Cpl. Robert Boyd McNeill
British Army 15th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Belfast
(d.1st July 1916)
Robert McNeill was killed on the 1st of July 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Pier 15 Faces A&B
Pte. Thomas McNeill
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Thomas McNeill served with D Company 18th Durham Light Infantry. He fought at the Somme and suffered with trench foot which troubled him until he died at 84. His medals were stolen from his Grandson in a burglary, there is a reward if anyone can trace them. They were in their original worn leather boxes with ribbons. He treasured them and wore them on remembrance day.
Pipe Mjr William McNeill
British Army Argyle Mountain Battery Royal Garrrison Artillery
from:Oban
Pte. David William McNeilly
British Army 12th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Carrickfergus
After joining up under age ,my great grandfather, David William McNeilly, enlisted in the 12th Royal Irish Rifles at the outset of the war. He along with two other men were the unit's first casualties. He and another man had shrapnel injuries while the third man died. He moved around with the 12th until they got their orders to attack on the first day of the Somme. There with the rest of his platoon under Lieutenant Lemon they advanced to the 2nd line German trench.On the retreat he along with a corporal we're the only two left from their platoon. Swept up by the Royal Irish Fusiliers he went over a further three times that day and survived. Throughout the rest of the war he was with the 12th and fought in all the major battles around Ypres. Surviving the war, he returned home,married and had a family.
When war came around again he was already in the Merchant Navy and serving on board the coal ship Corbet. On the 4th May 1941 as the Corbet was leaving Liverpool Harbour under a heavy air raid, the ship was hit by an explosion. The ship had hit a mine which had been laid previously in another air raid. Unfortunately his luck finally ran out. On watch that night,in the panic of the getting under way, he left the ship's glasses below deck and went down to get them, leaving another seaman on watch. That man was the only one to survive the sinking ship.
Tracing my great grandfathers military history has been a revelation as nobody knew or was interested. But being interested in military history I set about it with my gran, his daughter to see what I could find. She gave me his Army book, small book, bible and some information on his Merchant navy employment.This helped greatly along with the library of books I now have. If you haven't already done so then I recommend finding out about your past,as if you don't know where you have been, you don't know where you are headed.
Pte. William Hutton McNeilly
British Army 12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
Billy McNeilly served with the 12th Royal Irish Rifles
G James Morris McNess
British Army 173rd Brigade, C Bty Royal Field Artillery
(d.6th March 1917)
James McNess is buried in Bailleul Communal Cemetery, France, Grave III.A.4.
Gnr Albert Hendry McNicoll
British Army 95th Brigade, "D" Battery Royal Field Artillery
from:Dundee
(d.21st April 1918)
Capt. J. McNiff
Army Royal Army Medical Corps.
Captain McNiff of the RAMC was attached to the 8th Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry.
Sgt. J. McNulty
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
J McNulty was discharged in 1915, unfit
Pte. James McNulty
British Army 1st Battalion Royal Scots
(d.15th May 1915)
James McNulty was killed during fighting at Sanctuary Wood, Zillebeke, he is buried in Sanctuary Wood Cemetery.
Pte. John McNulty
British Army 10th Btn. Manchester Regiment
from:Chadderton, Oldham
(d.24th April 1917)
L/Cpl. William Henry McNulty
British Army 1st Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
from:Leeds, West Yorkshire
(d.20th Sep 1914)
Lance Corporal William McNulty served with the 1st Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment.
Pte. William McNutt
British Army 2nd Btn. Scottish Rifles
from:Greenock
(d.25th Mar 1918)
Pte. William McNutt
British Army 2nd Btn. Cameronians (Scottish) Rifles
from:Greenock, Scotland
(d.25th March 1918)
Gnr. James McOmish
British Army Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Sunny Brae, Camelon, Falkirk
Sgt. James McParlane
British Army 10th Battalion Scottish Rifles
from:Glasgow
(d.23rd April 1917)
James McParlane was my great uncle who was killed in action in Arras. No known resting place. He is commemorated as a private on the Arras Memorial, so have to assume he was promoted in the field
Lcpl. B. McParlin
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Tyne Dock
B McPartlin was wounded in 1917 and 1918
Pte. John McPartland
British Army 11th Battalion Cheshire Regiment
from:Altrincham
(d.4th Sep 1916)
John McPartland was my great-grandfather. I was unaware, until this week, that he had served and died in World War I. The death record I found at Ancestry.co.uk
lists him as killed in action on the Western Front (France/Flanders). I know no other details, but assume from the dates that he was killed in one of the Battles of The Somme, either Guillemont or Mouquet Farm. His name is listed on the Altrincham War Memorial. There is a photograph online of unidentified members of his regiment/battalion in the trenches, and one soldier very much resembles my father, but I have no way of knowing, of course. I would appreciate anything else I could learn.
Pte. Joseph McPartland
British Army 13th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment
from:Wakefield
Joseph McPartland served in three different Regiments, 21st West Yorks Regiment, 13th York & Lancaster Regiment and the Northumberland Fusiliers.
Sjt. William James McPartland MM.
British Army 7th Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers
Sgt. Michael Joseph McPartlin
British Army D Coy, 1/5th Btn. London Regiment
from:Edinburgh
My uncle, Joe McPartlin, joined the Post Office Rifles, 1/8th London Regiment in August 1915 when he was 18. He arrived in France as a Sargent on 26th of June 1916 and then was transferred after the Somme, on 11th of July 1916 to 1/5th London Regiment.
He was wounded, gassed and captured on 28th of March 1918 at Bird Post, just south of Oppy on the Gavrelle Rd, during the German Spring Offensive. He survived incarceration and wounds at Friedrichsfeld POW camp, However, weakened by his injuries, he died of TB in Edinburgh in May 1923.
Pte. Isaac McPhee
British Army 3/5th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders
from:Thurso, Caithness
Isaac McPhee is my great great granddad who was posted into the 3/5th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders on 16th of July 1916 to 22nd of November 1916 before being discharged for re-enlistment into the Machine Gun Corps.
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