The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 1:20 pm Post subject: W.A.S. McKERRELL, Lt. RAF

Looking for info on the cause of death for this man named on the Prestonpans War Memorial in East Lothian. Was it due to wounds in action or due to a training accident?

William Archibald Struthers McKerrell – age 27– Lieutenant, 4 Squadron, Royal Air Force and 8th Battalion, Royal Scots.
William was an engineer from Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa when he married in 1915 in Prestonpans. He was a Lieutenant with the 1/8th Royal Scots in July 1917 and joined the Royal Flying Corps in December 1917. William went to France in March 1918.
(Source: Medal Roll/Card and RAF Service record)
Born 1890 in South Africa. (Source: SDGW)
Son of the late William and Christina (Sneddon) McKerrell.
Husband of Margaret McAndrew Baikie (Meek) McKerrell, of "Woodbine," Prestonpans who he married in 1915 in Prestonpans. (Source: CWGC and GROS – Marriage Register)
Died of Wounds – 10 April 1918.
Commonwealth War Grave – Chocques Military Cemetery, France.
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Ken