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Henry McLaren

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Henry's pension record image courtesy of WFA

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Forfar
  • Service no: 2790
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Black Watch
  • Unit/Ship: 5th Battalion
  • Place of Death: France
  • Age at Death: 21
  • Date of Death: 03/09/1916
  • Burial Country: France
  • Cemetery: Thiepval Memorial
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: Pier and Face 10 A.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address: 30 Hilltown, Dundee
  • Occupation: Mill Worker, Mid St Mill, Dundee
  • Mother:

    Rose Ann McLaren, 30 Hilltown, Dundee

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More about Henry McLaren

Henry has no known grave but is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial.

Henry McLaren   2790   Black Watch

Black Watch Man Killed.

Pte. M’Laren, who was 21 years of age, had been at the front for nineteen months, and prior to enlistment was a millworker in Mid Street Mill.

Dundee Courier 20th September 1916

Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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