230646 L/Sgt. David Stewart McCarren British Army 15th Btn. Highland Light Infantry My grandfather, David Stewart McCarren, joined the 15th Battalion HLI when it was formed in 1914, mostly of volunteers from the the Glasgow Tramways. He was a tram driver, and before that a journeyman plumber, before he volunteered.
He was injured twice during World War 1. In 1916, from which he must have recovered, as he was injured again in 1917, and this time lost his right leg. I believe this happened at the 2nd Battle of Arras, where the 15th HLI were fighting. He was invalided out, and subsequently later named the bungalow where he lived, Arras. This was where I also lived with my parents when I was a child. That is as much as I know. My grandfather never spoke of the war, as many others never did.
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