Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History Bookridge. He _m._ at Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand, 28 Feb. 1913, Elizabeth (Nen Street. Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand), eldest dau. of the late John Fraser, and had two sons: Donald Gordon, _b._ 1 Dec. 1913; and Henry Thomas, _b._ 17 Jan. 1915. [Illustration: =Henry McLardy.=] =MCLAREN, ERIC ANDREW=, Private, No. 12/1740. A Coy,. 3rd Auckland Regt., New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th _s._ of Thomas McLaren, of Waitahuna, Miner (_b._ in Ireland), by his wife, Margaret, dau. of Andrew Chapman; _b._ Waitahuna, Otago, New Zealand, 11 July, 1891; educ. Union Street School, Dunedin, and Richmond Road School, Auckland; enlisted 14 Dec. 1914; left for Egypt with the third reinforcements, 13 Feb.; took part in the landing at the Dardanelles 25 April, and was killed in action at Daisy Patch. Cape Hellas, Gallipoli, 8 May, 1915; _unm._ [Illustration: =Eric Andrew McLaren.=] =MACLEAN, ALISTAIR ALLAN=, Private, No. 1730, 14th Battn. (The London Scottish) The London Regt. (T.F.); 3rd _s._ of Alexander Maclean, of Gordon Hall, Kingussie, co. Inverness, Farmer, by his wife, Margery, dau. of Finlay McGillivray; _b._ Gordon Hall aforesaid, 4 May, 1894; educ. Kinguissie Higher Grade School; was a Clerk in the London Branch of the Bank of Montreal; joined the London Scottish in 1913; volunteered for foreign service on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914; went to France, 15 Sept.; was wounded at the First Battle of Ypres, 11 Nov. 1914, during the famous charge of the London Scottish, and died at Poperinghe three days later, 14 Nov.; _unm._ He was buried at Poperinghe. [Illustration: =Alistair Allan Maclean.=] =MACLEAN, ANDREW DE VERE=, Capt., 1st Battn. East Surrey Regt., only surviving _s._ of Kaid Sir Harry Maclean, of Tangier, Morocco; _b._ Morocco City, 18 Oct. 1882; educ. Wellington; and served with the Militia in the South African War. 1901-02 (Queen's medal with five clasps); and was gazetted 2nd Lieut, to the 1st East Surreys, 28 April, 1902. He was promoted Lieut. 2 April, 1904. and Capt. 1910, and retired 23 April, 1913, when he joined the Special Reserve. He rejoined his Battn., in Dublin, on the outbreak of war; went with the 14th Brigade to France, and was killed in action at Missy-sur-Aisne, 19 Sept. 1914, and was buried there. He _m._ at Bombay, 20 Nov. 1907, Dulce (Westlands, Ewhurst, Surrey), only dau. of the late Major-Gen. T. J. Maclachlan, R.H.A.; _s.p._ =MACLEAN, ANGUS ROBERT=, Private, 1363, 1st Battn. Australian Imperial Force. 3rd _s._ of Angus Maclean, of Korrumburra, Victoria, by his wife, Isabella, dau. of George McGregor; _b._ Deep Creek, Victoria, 16 June, 1889; volunteered on the outbreak of war and joined the Commonwealth Expeditionary Force in Aug. 1914; served in Egypt and at the Dardanelles, took part in the landing and was killed in action there, 17 July, 1915; _unm._ =MCLEAN, CHARLES=, Private, No. 2583, 2nd Battn. (Prince of Wales' Volunteers) South Lancashire Regt., _s._ of Michael McLean; _b._ Liverpool, 34 years ago; educ. St. Sylvester School, Liverpool; enlisted following the outbreak of war, 11 Aug. 1914, and died of wounds received in action at Neuve Chapelle, 13 March, 1915; buried Bailleul Cemetery. He _m._ Liverpool, 8 Aug. 1906, Sarah, dau. of Felix Grimes, of Liverpool, and had five children: Michael, _b._ 2 June. 1907; Felix, _b._ 17 March. 1909; Gerard, _b._ 15 Jan. 1913; Sarah, _b._ 14 March, 1911; and Mary, _b._ 8 April, 1915. =MCLEAN, WILLIAM=, Seaman, R.N.R., R.N.R. 5329A, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea. 22 Sept. 1914. =MACLEHOSE, NORMAN CRAWFORD=, Lieut., 8th Battn. (Post Office Rifles) London Regt. (T.F.), yr. _s._ of Norman Macmillan MacLehose, of 18, Harley Street, London, W., and of Little Heath, Berkhamsted, Herts, M.B., Ophthalmic Surgeon, by his wife, Olive, dau. of the late Alexander Macmillan, Publisher; _b._ London, 21 April, 1889; educ. at Rugby, where he was "King's Medallist," and at Balliol College, Oxford, where he graduated B.A., with 2nd Class honours in Modern History, 1911; was a student of the Inner Temple and a member of the staff of the "Umpire's Office" in connection with the Insurance Act (Part II for Unemployment). For some time after leaving Oxford he resided at, and worked for, Toynbee Hall, and he kept up his connection with that institution until the war broke out. He joined the Inns of Court O.T.C. in 1912, and in the following year obtained a commission as 2nd Lieut. in the Post Office Rifles. On the outbreak of war he volunteered for foreign service, and was promoted Lieut., 19 Aug. 1914. He left for France with his battn. in March, 1915, and was killed in action at Festubert on 26 May following; _unm._ He was buried at Lindez Farm, Festubert. In a letter written a few days before his death he said; "Well, the war is a bad business, but there are compensations. People had so often told us the race was degenerate that I had almost begun to wonder whether it was not true, but I know now.... Some of our fellow's used to grouse and seem soft in England, but there is no doubt about them here. They are made of the right stuff, as I believe the whole nation is." His commanding officer wrote of him: "He was a very valuable officer and will be greatly missed"; and a brother officer said: "His men loved him." [Illustration: =Norman C. Maclehose.=] =MACLENNAN, IAN DOUGLAS=, Sergt., No. 2690, 5th Battn., Seaforth Highlanders (T.F.), only _s._ of the Rev. George Robert Maclennan, M.A., Parish Minister of Thurso, by his late wife, Barbara Johnston, dau. of the late Robert Johnston, Jeweller, Glasgow; _b._ Campbeltown, co. Argyle, 16 April. 1894; educ. St James School, and George Watson's College, Edinburgh; won the medal for junior vocalists at the "mod" of "An Comunn Gaidhealach" in 1907; and on leaving Edinburgh in 1911 entered the Thurso Branch of the Commercial Bank of Scotland, and was an active and enthusiastic worker in his father's church at Thurso. He joined the 5th Battn., Seaforth Highlanders (T.F.) in May, 1911; volunteered on the outbreak of war for foreign service; was promoted Sergt. 19 April, 1915; went to France on the following Saturday, and was killed in action at 6.30 on the evening of 15 June, 1915, in an attack upon the German trenches a few miles N.N.E., Festubert; _unm._ His chaplain, the Rev. D. Macfarlane, wrote: "Sergt. Maclennan was killed in action last night when our battn. had severe losses. His coy. (C) was chosen to lead an attack, and he with several others, among them two of the officers, were cut down by machine gun and shell fire. He always willingly led the praise for me at the coy. services. On Friday afternoon I had a service with his coy. in preparation for the trench work and its hazards, and he led the hymns for us so lustily. He was an influence for good among the men, and was most highly respected and beloved by his own coy." A comrade wrote: "Everyone here has great reason in feeling very proud of Ian. I saw him last just before we left the trench |