Cleator Moor World War Records

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William James McLean

Pte.
William James McLean

Military Details

Service Number: 17351

Regiment & Unit / Ship

11th Border Regiment

Awards and Medals

The Victory Medal

The Victory Medal

The British War Medal, 1914-18

The British War Medal, 1914-18

Enlistment Details

Place of Enlistment

Cleator Moor

Residence at Enlistment

4 Market Square, Cleator Moor

Rank at Enlistment

Pte

Battalion at Enlistment

11th ( Lonsdales)

Service Number at Enlistment

17351

Personal Details

Date of Birth

1892

Place of Birth

Cleator Moor

Address

4 Market Square, Cleator Moor

Residence (Census)

4 Market Square, Cleator Moor

Residence (Roll of Honour)

4 Market Square, Cleator Moor

Parents

William E & Annie Mc Lean (nee Lees)

Siblings

Robert Edward,Isaac Charles,Mabel Eleanor,Stanley,Harold Lancelot,Elsie

Education and Occupation

Occupation

Hairdresser

Death and Memorial

Date of Death

18th November 1916

Age at Death

24

Circumstances of Death

Killed in Action

Place of Death

Somme

Theater of Action

France

Regiment at Death

Border Regiment

Battalion/Vessel at Death

11th

Rank at Death

Pte.

Buried or Commemorated at

A.I.F. BURIAL GROUND, FLERS

Grave Position: XV. D. 24.

Private Memorial: Methodists church Cleator Moor/St Johns War Memorial

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