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Headstone
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Inscription
LIEUTENANT
W.J. MCLEAN
ESSEX REGIMENT
12TH AUGUST 1916 AGE 33
†
A SOLDIER HE LIVES
A SOLDIER HE DIES
Further Information
William James McLean
Son of Peter McLean and Annie McLean (née Payne), of Ryde, Isle of Wight.
Born : 1882, Ryde, Isle of Wight.
Census Information :
1891 : Peter and Annie McLean, with their children including William aged 8, are at Linlithgow Cottage, Monkton Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight. Peter McLean is a Police Constable.
1901 : William McLean is a Private, Hampshire Regt., Aldershot, Hampshire.
1911 : William McLean is a Sergeant, 2nd Bn., Hampshire Regiment, at Wynberg, Cape Of Good Hope, South Africa.
CWGC record ...
Commemorated on the following Isle of Wight Memorial(s) :
Carisbrooke Castle County War Memorial Panel 08
Ryde Borough War Memorial
Ryde Holy Trinity Church War Memorial
Additional inscription on family headstone
at Ryde Cemetery [RSHG]
Further biographical information
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