We remember William Grierson Macalister

We remember William Grierson Macalister

Duplicate of W G Macalister
Duplicate of W G Macalister
Duplicate of W G Macalister

Timeline

Timeline

1878
birth Partick,Glasgow. United Kingdom Source:8743302 Source:9140060 1878
1881
location 20 Ashton Terrace,Partick,Glasgow. United Kingdom parents address Source:9140060 1881
1901
location 39 Ashton Terrace,Partick,Glasgow. United Kingdom parents address Source:9140064 1901
1914
service British Army Captain Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion Source:8743290 5th November 1914
1916
dates Age 38 Source:8743302 20th July 1916
service British Army Major Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion Source:8743302
1916
death Killed in Action Medal roll for 1914 Star records only "Killed" Medal roll for BWM/VM records date of death as 20/22.7.16 The battalion suffered heavy casualties in High Wood on 20th July 1916. Thiepval,Somme. France Source:8743290 Source:8743297 Source:8743302 22nd July 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial France Pier and Face 4D Source:8743302

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Grierson
Initials WG
Last Name Macalister
Source 8743302
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
20 Ashton Terrace,Partick,Glasgow. United Kingdom parents address 1881
39 Ashton Terrace,Partick,Glasgow. United Kingdom parents address 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion Captain
British Army Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion Major
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Barbara Mackinlay Macalister mother
Robert Drummond Macalister father

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Edwin2371
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Edwin2371
Medal Index Cards Transcription Fife3190
Medal Index Cards Transcription Fife3190
Medal Index Cards Transcription Fife3190
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription MARY2719
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription MARY2719

External Evidence

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Ancestry Website Edwin2371
National Library of Australia Website Edwin2371
Ancestry Website Edwin2371

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We remember William Grierson Macalister