Corporal James Raeburn McLay
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
McLay,
James Raeburn
Date of birth: 1876-12-02
Place of birth: Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland
Next of kin: mother,Maria McLay, 474 Dumbarton Rd., Glasgow,Scotland.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Rancher
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-08
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Arras Road Cemetery, I. B. 38.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 463516
Highest Rank:
Corporal
(7th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Corporal, 7th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Corporal (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Instantly killed by amchine gun fire, during an attack on Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 279451
LAC ID:
161431
Service file: B7030-S015
Uploader's Notes:
Son of John and Maria McLay, of 474, Dumbarton Rd., Partick, Glasgow, Scotland. Served for 6 years in the Lanarkshire Royal Engineers, and 4 years in the Lanarkshire Field Artillery.
Uploader's Research notes:
62nd Battalion Nominal Roll
Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-03-23