William McLean
Epithet: First World War soldier
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Soldier. 'No. 18252. Private. 1 K.O.R. Lancaster R. (1st King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment). Barrack St. Class & Club. Reported May 20. B.Co Hut 16 Saltash Aug. 4. in France British Expeditionary Force. Nov .29 C.Co . 11 Platoon Wounded & at Warrington. July 1916 Oct.1916 at Plymouth expecting to be moved.shortly. 18252: 1/5 K.O.R. Lanc. Regt. B. Coy (Company) 7th Platoon. British Exped: Force. France. April/17. Oct.1917 as before. Killed near Cambrai Nov. 30 . 1917. Married in summer wife at Macclesfield.' (Extract from handwritten notes by The Reverend Robert Daniel Kermode, Vicar of St George's Church, Douglas, about men from his parish serving in the First World War. MS 10003/10)
External sources: 12 Shaw's Brow