John McLean
Epithet: First World War soldier
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Soldier. 'No. 9219. Private. 2nd Border Regt. (Regiment). D. Co. Wounded early . In Nov.at London Gen. Hosp. (General Hospital) St Gabriel College Camberwell S.E. Dec.7 at home on furlong (sic) . returned to The Castle Carlisle In Jan. at Shoeburyness . Reported Mar.9. May 24 returned to Front. Brit. Ex. Force (British Expeditionary Force) Nov. 1916. removed to Onchan.' Note: First few sentences not Reverend Kermode's handwriting. (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: 1 Hill Street Lane