Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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William Strachan
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: 3/557
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Black Watch
- Unit/Ship: 10th Battalion
- Place of Death: Greece
- Age at Death: 24
- Date of Death: 08/05/1917
- Burial Country: Greece
- Cemetery: Doiran Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no:
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Montrose
- Address: 7 Annfield Road, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Jane Bella Strachan
- Father:
John Strachan
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Agnes Strachan, 2 Smalls Wynd, Dundee
- Children:
More about William Strachan
William has no known grave but is remembered on the Doiran Memorial.
William Strachan 3/557 Black Watch
STRACHAN___Reported missing 8th or 9th May 1917, now presumed killed on that date, 557 Pte. William Strachan, Black Watch, dearly loved husband of Agnes Strachan, 7 Annfield Road, Dundee.
Dundee People’s Journal 27th July 1918
Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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