The Scottish War Memorials Project

jamiemcginlay · Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 897 Location: Glasgow

Dunblane - Stirling District

The Dunblane war memorial is in the form of a freestone cenotaph set on a square pedestal and with a bronze cross and wreath on the face. The commemoration and names of the dead are on bronze tablets on the faces of the pedestal.
The memorial stands on The Haugh near the bridge.

dhubthaigh · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 2:23 pm Post subject:

THE STRATHEARN HERALD: 12.10.1918
THE FOURTH SON KILLED

Mr and Mrs John M'Lean, Well Place, Dunblane, have received intimation that their son, Private John M'Lean, Black Watch, was killed in action in France on 18th September........Of six sons who enlisted this is the fourth to fall, the fifth has recently been discharged after four years' service and the sixth son is still serving........Much sympathy is felt for Mr and Mrs M'Lean in their heavy loss

Name: McLEAN, VICTOR
Initials: V
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text: "B" Coy. 6th Bn.
Age: 18
Date of Death: 26/06/1915
Service No: 1307
Additional information: Son of Ann Finlayson McLean, of 5, Well Place, Dunblane, Perth, and the late John McLean.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panels 24 to 26.
Memorial: LE TOURET MEMORIAL

Name: McLEAN, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text: 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Bn.
Age: 39
Date of Death: 18/09/1918
Service No: S/18460
Additional information: Son of John and Anne McLean; husband of Emily McLean, of 14, Seafort Avenue, Sandymount, Dublin. Born at Dunblane, Perthshire. Late of Queen Victoria School, Dunblane. Served in the South African Campaign.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Sp. Mem. A. 4.
Cemetery: STE. EMILIE VALLEY CEMETERY, VILLERS-FAUCON

Possibilities:

Name: McLEAN, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Corporal
Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Unit Text: 4th/5th Bn.
Date of Death: 21/03/1918
Service No: 265162
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 49 and 50.
Memorial: POZIERES MEMORIAL
BORN: DUNBLANE
ENLISTED: DUNBLANE

Name: McLEAN, JAMES
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Secondary Regiment: Labour Corps
Secondary Unit Text: transf. to (147567) Southern Command Labour Coy.
Age: 33
Date of Death: 24/05/1918
Service No: 3682
Additional information: Husband of Helen Moir Scobie McLean, of 42, Abercorn St., Glasgow. Born at Dunblane.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: P. 2584.
Cemetery: GLASGOW WESTERN NECROPOLIS

apanderson · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 2:43 pm Post subject:

Link to Glasgow Western Necropolis:

http://scottishwargraves.phpbbweb.com/viewtopic.php?t=129&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=285&mforum=scottishwargraves

If this doesn't go direct - go to page 20 on the thread.

He shares a grave with 4 other men.

Anne

apanderson · Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 5:56 pm Post subject:

Some more recent photos ...

apanderson · Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 5:58 pm Post subject: