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Name :
William James McLean. Son of Peter McLean and Annie McLean (née Payne), of Ryde. Born 1882, Ryde. |
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Census information : 1891 : Peter and Annie McLean, with their children including William aged 8, are at Linlithgow Cottage, Monkton Street, Ryde. Peter McLean is a Police Constable. 1901 : William James McLean, aged 19, is a Private, with the Provisional Battalion & Imperial Yeomanry, Maida & Mandora Barracks, Aldershot, Hampshire. 1901 : Peter McLean, aged 57, is listed at Myrtle Villa, Park Road, Ryde. He is a Retired Police Constable. 1911 : William James McLean, aged 29, is a Sergeant, (with the trade of Shoemaker) with the 2nd Bn., Hampshire Regiment, at Wynberg, Cape Of Good Hope, South Africa. 1911 : Peter and Annie McLean, with two unmarried daughters, are at 27 Albert Street, Ryde. Peter McLean is a Police Pensioner / Caretaker. |
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Service details : 2/Lt William James McLean, 1st Bn., Essex Regiment. Enlisted in the Hampshire Regiment about 1899. |
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Casualty details : Died : 12 August 1916, aged 33. Buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium CWGC record ... |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Carisbrooke Castle County War Memorial Panel 08 (as MACLEAN W J) Ryde Borough War Memorial Ryde Holy Trinity Church War Memorial There is also an additional inscription on his parents' gravestone at Ryde Borough Cemetery [RSHG]. | |
Documents and newspaper cuttings :
Isle of Wight Times 24 August 1916 | |
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Page last updated : 19 September 2014 (added to link to RSHG website) |
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