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Pte. James Archibald McPhee
British Army 16th (Chatsworth Rifles) Btn. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby) Regiment
(d.3rd Aug 1917)
A/Sgt. James Anderson McPhee
British Army 1/5th Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
from:Glasgow
James McPhee was a piper and came out to Canada in 1911. At the outbreak of war, he was working as a chauffeur in New York City. He came back to Scotland in the fall of 1914 on the SS Ausonia. He enlisted in the 1/5th Royal Scots Fusiliers as a Private and presumably fought with the battalion in Turkey, the Middle East, and in France. He was demobilized as an Acting Sergeant in 1919 and lived the rest of his live in Perth. Pipes of War, lists him as the Pipe Major of the 5th RSF but call him John vs James.
Sgt. John Donald McPhee
Canadian Expeditionary Force 67th Battalion
from:Victoria
Pte. Andrew McPherson
British Army 6th Btn. G Company. Black Watch
from:Stanley, Perthshire
(d.26th Jun 1915)
Pte. Andrew McPherson served with the G Company, 6th Battalion, Black Watch. He died on 26th July 1915
James Thomas Cameron McPherson
Australian Imperial Force 37th Btn
from:Melbourne, Australia
Pte. John William Mcpherson
British Army 7th Battalion Border Regiment
from:Jarrow, Co Durham
John Mcpherson came home injured.
Pte. John B. McPherson
British Army 4th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders
(d.10th Apr 1917)
John McPherson may have been my Mother's uncle, I ran across this name in doing genealogical research. The number of young men who died in WWI is beyond heartbreaking. May they all be resting in peace.
Cpl. James McPhie VC
British Army 416th (Edinburgh) Field Company Royal Engineers
from:Edinburgh
(d.14th October 1918)
James McPhie died of wounds on 14th October 1918 aged 24 and is buried in the Naves Communal Cemetery in France. He was the son of Allan and Elizabeth McPhie, of 112, Rose St., Edinburgh
An extract from The London Gazette, No. 31155, dated 28th Jan., 1919, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery on the 14th October, 1918, when with a party of sappers maintaining a cork float bridge across the Canal de la Sensee near Aubencheul-au-Bac. The further end of the bridge was under close machine gun fire and within reach of hand grenades. When Infantry just before dawn were crossing it, closing up resulted and the bridge began to sink and break. Accompanied by a sapper, he jumped into the water and endeavoured to hold the cork and timbers together, but this they failed to do. Cpl. McPhie then swam back, and, having reported the broken bridge, immediately started to collect material for repair. It was now daylight. Fully aware that the bridge was under close fire and that the far bank was almost entirely in the hands of the enemy, with the inspiring words " It is death or glory work which must be done for the sake of our patrol on the other side," he led the way, axe in hand, on to the bridge and was at once severely wounded, falling partly into the water, and died after receiving several further wounds. It was due to the magnificent example set by Cpl. McPhie that touch was maintained with the patrol on the enemy bank at a most critical period."
Pte. James McQuade
British Army 1st Btn. Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own)
from:Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
(d.9th May 1915)
Pte. John McQuade
British Army 18th Btn. Highland Light Infantry
(d.6th Nov 1916)
Pte. J. McQuade servd with the Highland Light Infantry 18th Battalion. He was executed for desertion on 06/11/1916 and buried in Habarcq Communal Cemetery Extension, Habarcq, France.
Pte. John McQuade
British Army 2nd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
from:Annan, Dumfries
(d.13th Jun 1916)
John Mcquade was a serving soldier at the start of the war and qualified for the 1914 star. He was killed on the 13th June 1916 at Cuinchy. The war diary for the 2nd Battalion describes that day as 'normal' with 2 killed and 1 wounded. He is buried in Cambrin Churchyard Extension.
Pte. John McQuade
British Army 20th Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
from:63 Arthur St. Middlesbrough
(d.20th Dec 1915)
John McQuade was killed in action on the 20th of December 1915, age 40. At this point I have limited information about John.
Sgt. John C. McQuaid
British Army 1st Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Stockport, Cheshire
My relative Sergeant John C McQuaid served with the 1st Bn Lincolnshire Regt. I believe he lived in Stockport, Cheshire, UK, where he is buried. He died on 17th Feb 1919, not sure how or why. I believe he was a bit of a character. Any info about him, however small would be great.
Pte. William McQuaid
British Army 1/5th Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
from:Monreith, Wigtownshire
(d.23rd July 1915)
2nd Lt. George Wilson Mcquaker
British Army 4th Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
from:Kilmarnock
(d.13th Nov 1917)
Sjt. McQuarrie
Canadian Army 1st Canadian Tunnelling Coy.
Pte. Lachlan McQuarrie
British Army 1st Btn. Cameronians Scottish Rifles
from:Glasgow
Sgt. Peter McQuarrie
British Army 2nd Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
from:34 Great Hamilton Street, Paisley
(d.3rd Apr 1918)
Pte. James McQue
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:West Stanley
James McQue enlisted in 1914
2nd Lt. Alexander Brown McQueen MC & Bar.
British Army Royal Field Artillery
from:Liverpool
Alex McQueen joined A Squadron, Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry as a trooper in May 1914. He deployed with the squadron to Egypt and then to Palestine where in 1915 he was promoted to Lance Corporal and was recommended for commissioning. Then he returned to the UK to commission and joined the Royal Field Artillery. In 1918 he was awarded his MC for saving his guns then again for saving the gunsights. Both awards were within 6 months of each other.
Pte. Ronald McQueen
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Scots
(d.21st Feb 1915)
Ronald McQueen, Private 3020 is remembered on the Menin Gate in Ypres.
2nd Lt. Samuel Brown McQueen
British Army Machine Gun Corps
from:Liverpool
Sam McQueen was my grandfather. He joined the Inns of Court Officer Training Corp, then in 1916, on commissioning went to the Machine Gun School at Belton Park to complete his phase 2 training.
In 1917 he was posted to France where he served to the end of the War. After the armistice he followed his unit to the cavalry barracks at Duren, in Germany, from there he was discharged. Sam was a noted athlete, playing rugby, hockey and cricket for the army. After the war he became Waterlo's first rugby international playing for Scotland.
L/Cpl. Alexander McQuibban
British Army 6th Btn. Cameron Highlanders (Queens Own)
(d.29th August 1917)
Pte. J. McQuillan
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Usworth
J McQuillan was discharged in 1917,Debility
Lance Sjt. M. McQuillan
Army 8th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Sgt. William James McQuillan
British Army 11th Btn. D Coy. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Ardmore, Co. Antrim
(d.19th May 1916 )
William McQuillan was my Great Uncle, and died when he was 21 from his wounds. I only found out when I started our McQuillan Family Tree in 2004.
Cpl. Peter B. McQuillian
British Army 2nd Btn. Gordon Highlanders
from:Gourock
There may be some doubt about the spelling of Peter McQuillian's surname as there were four brothers and two of them (I know of) spelt it McQuillan. I have been told that on the big penny he is reported to have died in Mesopotamia.
Gnr. Samuel McQuillian
British Army 3rd SAR Brigade, 1st Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:8 Cross Row, Usworth, Co Durham
Sgt. Stephen Alfred McQuillin
British Army 23rd Coy. Machine Gun Corps
from:Battersea
Sgt McQuillan was a regular with 2nd Btn Scottish Rifles (Cameronians) based in Mtarfa Barracks, Malta in 1914 and on notice to move to Alexandria. When hostilities started to escalate, the move to Egypt was cancelled and the battalion moved back to UK on Indiamen ship along with other two battalions in Malta.
They arrived in Southampton in September and marched to Baddersley Common before moving to Hursley Park to form part of 23rd Brigade in the 8th Division.
They moved to France on the SS Cornishman in early November 1914. Stephen must have been SNCO in charge of 2 Scottish Rifles machine guns as he was moved to MGC on its formation. He remained with the corps for the rest of war, but returned to the Cameronians after the war.
His step brother, Private Alfred Holman, was killed three months after arriving in France as a private in the Royal Field Artillery in May 1916 (he is buried at Dud's Corner). Alfred's son Alfred was born eight days before his father's death. Stephen married his step-brother's widow, the family moved to India (Quetta) with the Regiment and had three further children, in addition to Alfred and his elder sister Phyllis, in India and a sixth child (my father) when back in England. Stephen spent a period of the war convalescing in England after shooting off one of his knuckles in what was supposedly an accident with a recovered German Luger pistol.
Pvte Richard Mcquirk
British Army 6th Btn East Lancashire
from:Blackburn
(d.4th November 1915)
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