We remember Alexander Mclean

We remember Alexander Mclean

Timeline

Timeline

1877
birth Rosewell, Midlothian United Kingdom Source:9328225 March 1877
1899
dates Age 21 Source:9437028 29th September 1899
1899
marriage Margaret Raeburn Source:9437028 29th September 1899
1900
children James Mclean Source:9437033 1900
1902
children Robert McLean Source:9437033 1902
1905
children Jeannie McLean Source:9437033 1905
1915
dates Age 37 Source:9328225 7th January 1915
1915
employment Miner Hewer Lothian Coal Company Rosewell, Midlothian United Kingdom Source:9328225 7th January 1915
1915
enlistment Peebles United Kingdom Source:9328225 7th January 1915
1915
service British Army Private 5103 Royal Scots 8th (2nd Reserve) Battalion Source:9328225 7th January 1915
1915
location 32 Duke Street, Rosewell United Kingdom their own address Source:9328225 7th January 1915
1915
service British Army Lance Corporal 5103 Royal Scots 3/8th Battalion Source:9328225 10th April 1915
1915
service British Army Acting Serjeant 5103 Royal Scots 3/8th Battalion Source:9328225 9th August 1915
1916
service British Army Sergeant 5103 Royal Scots 1/8th Battalion Source:9328225 10th April 1916
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9328225 11th December 1916
service British Army Private Acting Serjeant 5103 Royal Scots Source:2839125
1916
death Killed in Action near La Boisselle France Source:9328225 11th December 1916
1917
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:9328225 9th April 1917
burial Ovillers British Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France I.A.26 Source:9328225
sibling William Mclean Source:9328225
sibling James Mclean Source:9328225
sibling John Mclean Source:9328225
sibling Margaret Porteous M.s. Mclean Source:9328225
sibling Jeannie Gray M.s. Mclean Source:9328225

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Alexander
Initials A
Last Name Mclean
Source 2839125
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
32 Duke Street, Rosewell United Kingdom their own address known 7th January 1915
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 5103 Royal Scots Private Acting Serjeant
British Army 5103 Royal Scots 8th (2nd Reserve) Battalion Private
British Army 5103 Royal Scots 3/8th Battalion Lance Corporal
British Army 5103 Royal Scots 1/8th Battalion Sergeant
British Army 5103 Royal Scots 3/8th Battalion Acting Serjeant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
James Mclean son 1900
Robert McLean son 1902
Jeannie McLean daughter 1905
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
James McLean father
Margaret Leslie mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
William McLean brother
James McLean brother
John McLean brother
Margaret Porteous m.s. McLean sister
Jeannie Gray m.s. McLean sister
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Margaret Raeburn wife 29th September 1899
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
DateHeightSource
1915-01-07 5'7"

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription James137766
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription James137766
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription James137766

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Satutory marriage record James137766
1911 Census James137766

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