We remember David Mckay

We remember David Mckay

Timeline

Timeline

1879
birth Edinburgh United Kingdom Source:8945814 6th June 1879
1915
service Royal Navy Sergeant 8618 Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Lion Source:9120774 30th April 1915 - 2nd June 1916
1919
service Royal Navy Colour Sergeant PLY/8618 Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Colleen Source:8945795 1919
awards Croix de Guerre - French Other War Service Award Source:8945794
service Royal Navy Sergeant PLY/8618 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division Source:8945794
1919
death Result of an accident Cork Ireland Source:8945795 Source:8945814 3rd February 1919
burial Cobh Old Church Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial County Cork Ireland C.17.42 Source:8945795

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names David
Initials D
Last Name Mckay
Source 8945790
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Royal Navy PLY/8618 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division Sergeant
Royal Navy 8618 Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Lion Sergeant
Royal Navy PLY/8618 Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Colleen Colour Sergeant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Croix de Guerre - French Other War Service Award
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Ireland: National Roll of Honour 1914-1921 Transcription Keith1947
Royal Marine Medal Roll 1914-1920 Transcription Keith1947
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Keith1947
WW1 Naval Casualties Transcription Keith1947

External Evidence

ReferenceConnected byMore information
Royal Marines: Registers of Service Plymouth Division (RMLI) Keith1947
Cork War of Independence Fatality Register (Entry for David McKay) Michael106442
Award of Croix de Guerre to David McKay, Royal Marine Light Infantry Michael106442
Service Record at The National Archives Trevor321

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