Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
William Mechan
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: August 1914
- Place of enlistment: Kirkaldy
- Service no: 28684
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: King's Own Scottish Borderers
- Unit/Ship: 7th/8th Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 44
- Date of Death: 28.03.1918
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Arras Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Bay 6
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 22 Morgan Street, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Janet Small Mechan, Detroit, U.S.A.
- Father:
James C. Mechan
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Mary T. Langlands Mechan, 44 Clepington Rd, Dundee
- Children:
More about William Mechan
William has no known grave but is remembered on the Arras Memorial.
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