Private William Andrew Currie McKie
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
McKie,
William Andrew Currie
Date of birth: 1880-12-27
Place of birth: New Abbey Kirkcudbrightshire Scotland
Next of kin: sister: Miss J. McKie, New Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Teamster
Occupation (normalized): Animal-Drawn Vehicle Driver (Road)
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-08-21
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 782381
Highest Rank:
Private
(28th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 28th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 128th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: New Abbey War Memorial
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1571267
LAC ID:
158459
Service file: B6951-S051
Uploader's Notes:
Son of the late John and Janet McKie.
Commemorated on the New Abbey War Memorial located in a small enclosure next to the Abbey at New Abbey approximately 6 miles south of Dumfries on the A710 (Derek Robertson, The Scottish War Memorials Forum).
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 128th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 28th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-08-27