McIlvane (McIlvaine), John B

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John B. McIlvane (McIlvaine)

Sherwood Foresters

2/7th Batt. The Sherwood Foresters
He is remembered with honour on Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, St Joseph’s Church memorial and Helensburgh War Memorial, Column 4 Line 16

The family home was The son of William and Eleanor McIlvaine.

glenartcasleteFather McIlvaine was educated locally, and after training as a priest acted for several years as a senior assistant at Glasgow's St Andrew's Cathedral until 1916. He was among one of the first of Glasgow's Catholic priests to join the Army serving as Chaplain 4th Class. He served in France and had returned to Glasgow to recover from the effects of a gas attack. Father McIlvaine died, drowned at sea, when the hospital ship Glenart Castle was torpedoed by a German U-boat in the Bristol Channel.

Milne, Alexander Anderson

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Alexander Anderson Milne

Royal Army Medical Corps

Royal Army Medical Corps - 31st Lowland Field Ambulance
He is remembered with honour on the Scottish National War Memorial, the Helensburgh Post Office Memorial, Helensburgh Baptist Church Memorial and Helensburgh War Memorial, Column 4 Line 24.

The family home was at 38, James Street, Helensburgh The son of George Rose Milne and Elizabeth Chalmers Milne of Monifieth. 
Alexander Milne was born in Monifieth and later came to Helensburgh to work for the Post Office. He was married to Joan, and had three children, Jane, George and Elizabeth, the latter born in 1915.
He enlisted at Yorkhill in April, 1915. He was deployed to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and served in the Sanitary Section before joining the South Midlands Field Ambulance. He was hospitalised a number of times with influenza, and renal colic before succumbing to malaria and dysentery at the 17th Military Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt aged 40 years.
He was awarded the 1915 Star, British War Medal and the Victory Medal. His wife, Joan, received a pension of £1 9s. 7d. per week

McGhee, David

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David McGhee

royal artillery

177th Bde. Royal Field Artillery
He is remembered with honour on the Scottish National War Memorial (McGee), The Park Church Roll of Honour and Helensburgh War Memorial Column 4 Line 13.

The family home was at Row (Rhu). The son of Stewart McGhee.
Siblings: David had two brothers (unnamed) who both served during the war.
 David McGhee was born in Dumbarton and moved to Row (Rhu) where is father was a gardener. He followed his father's trade and became a gardener at Auchenault, East Abercromby Street, Helensburgh before enlisting.
David died, killed in action, at the Somme. He was 20 years old.

McFarlane, Peter

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Peter McFarlane

Machine gun corp

52nd Batt. Machine Gun Corps He is remembered with honour on the Scottish National War Memorial, St Joseph's Church Roll of Honour and the Helensburgh War Memorial Column 4 Line 12.

The family home was at 124, Glenfinlas Street, Helensburgh. The son of Peter and Mary McFarlane. Siblings: Peter had one sister, Helen.
Peter McFarlane was born in Bonhill and was brought up in Helensburgh by his widowed mother and his sister Helen.
Before enlisting he was employed as a cashier at the Steel Works.
He died, killed in action, at the age of 36.

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