William Dempster

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William Dempster

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Machine Gun Corps.
He is remembered with honour on the Arras Memorial, the St Columba’s Church Roll of Honour, Helensburgh Baptist Church Memorial and Helensburgh War Memorial, Column 3 Line 44.

The family home was at Argyll Buildings, Innellan
The son of Alex Dempster

William Dempster was already in the Territorial Army at the outbreak of war. Lodging at 90, West Princes Street with a Mrs Charles McKechnie, he was employed as a grocer’s assistant and van man with Walter Duncan in Helensburgh. He was a member of the local Salvation Army.

William had first enlisted in the 9th Batt. the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders but after being wounded and suffering gas poisoning in June of 1915, was transferred to the Machine Gun Corps.

William was killed in action in May, 1917 at Arras. He was 23 years of age.