207905 Pte. Andrew McShee British Army 11th Batallion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders from:Rhu, Holyhead, Dunbartonshire (d.20th Jan 1917) In 1914 Andrew McShee joined up and left Rhu, Dunbartonshire, leaving behind his wife, Catherine and a baby boy, William Nielson McShee and in 1915 his wife had a second child Andrew Miles McShee. He died in action on the 19th of January 1917, reported as 20 Jan, near the front line in France, by the account of Richard Beeseley, who wrote in his diary - "19th Jan 17. Round the line with the C.O. who 'strafed' everybody. Got down for a sleep about 6.30 a.m. Fairly busy afternoon. Out at night. C.O. Still strafing. Got back at midnight. "C.O." here does not refer to Colonel MacNeil (of blessed memory - he was probably on leave at this time), but to "Conscientious Obstructor", Major H.A.Duncan, temporarily i/c. Three of a Lewis gun team killed, including McShee who was a master at my school, Hillhead High School, and some wounded. They were in an advanced post at the time. Short shooting as cause. I suppose difficult to avoid, but most embarrassing to infantry who have enough to do to keep out of the road of Hun stuff."
Andrew's wife died in a sanitorium in 1920. His eldest son William Nielson became a maths teacher and second son Andrew died on HMS Glorious on the 9th of June 1940.
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