Life story: Andrew Mcshae | Lives of the First World War

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service British Army Private S/14075 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Source:2868069

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Names

Type	Name
First Names	Andrew
Initials	A
Last Name	Mcshae
Source	2868069

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Contribution

Military Service

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank	Source
British Army	S/14075	Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders		Private

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Glasgow Education Department War Memorial

Andrew McShee taught Science at Hyndland Higher Grade School in Clarence Drive.

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Birth of Children

Andrew McShee married Catherine Anderson in 1911 and their two children were born in Rhu, by Helensburgh, in 1915 and 1916

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Home of Andrew McShee

Andrew McShee and family lived at "Stanwix", Lomond Street, Rhu from 1911

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Thiepval Memorial

Andrew McShee's body was never recovered and he is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 15A & 16C

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Newspaper Report

Andrew McShee was born in 1879 in Anderston, Glasgow. He enlisted in the 11th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and was killed on 20th January 1917 when his three-man Lewis Machine Gun team were hit by a German artillery shell in the Ancre Valley

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1911 Census

In 1911 Andrew McShee was living in his brother in law's home at No.4 Thornwood Terrace. Andrew was born in 1879 in Anderston, Glasgow - as was his brother and three sisters. The census entry is wrong in this regard.

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Glasgow Education Department War Memorial	Fred109035
Birth of Children	Fred109035
Home of Andrew McShee	Fred109035
Thiepval Memorial	Fred109035
Newspaper Report	Fred109035
1911 Census	Fred109035

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