We remember Louis Mcguffie

We remember Louis Mcguffie

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Timeline

Timeline

1893
birth Wigtown,Galloway,Scotland. United Kingdom Source:8548203 15th March 1893
1901
location 1 North Main Street,Wigtown,Wigtownshire. United Kingdom parents address Source:8876675 1901
1915
theatres Gallipoli :2b Source:9419604 6th June 1915 - 1916
1915
hospitalisation Wounded in the Dardanelles Hospital/Institution Source:9419604 29th December 1915
1916
theatres Egypt :4 Source:9419604 1916 - March 1918
1918
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9419604 11th April 1918 - October 1918
1918
awards Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration Source:9274939 28th September 1918
service British Army Private 2255 King's Own Scottish Borderers Source:2804799
service British Army Seargant 240693 King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/5th Battalion Source:8876669
location 1 Main Street, Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland United Kingdom parents address Source:9274942
1918
death Killed in Action Zantvoorde,West Vlaanderen. Belgium Source:8875924 4th October 1918

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Louis
Initials L
Last Name Mcguffie
Source 9274939
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
1 Main Street, Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland United Kingdom parents address
1 North Main Street,Wigtown,Wigtownshire. United Kingdom parents address 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 2255 King's Own Scottish Borderers Private
British Army 240693 King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/5th Battalion Seargant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
VC British Award/Decoration
Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Catherine McGuffie mother
Edward McGuffie father

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Victoria Cross Recipients 1854-2006 Transcription Trevor321
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription MARY2719
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription MARY2719
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription MARY2719

External Evidence

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Profile on Wikipedia. Trevor321
Louis McGuffie:The Story of Wigtown’s War Hero Lynsey145509

Multimedia

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Lewis McGuffie VC. Trevor321
brass plaque Clifford40380
Display board in Wigtown Town Hall Clifford40380
book about Louis McGuffie Clifford40380
War Memorial Wigtown Clifford40380
War Memorial Wigtown Clifford40380
Louis McGuffie VC luc39051
1/5th at Newton Stewart Lynsey145509
Transcript of newspaper clipping Lynsey145509

Stories

We remember Louis Mcguffie