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Pte. William Mckee
British Army 1st Btn. A Coy. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
from:134 Boundary Street, Shankill Road, Belfast
(d.21st Aug 1915)
My great uncle who I never met. Editor's Note: At the time of his death, Private 10339 William McKee was a member of A Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, which was part of the 29th Division engaged in the Gallipoli campaign.
On the morning of 21st August 1915, the Division were ordered to carry out an attack and take Scimitar Hill (Hill 70) across a 400 yard front. His Battalion moved off at 1530 hours with A Company occupying the centre position. The Battalion were involved in heavy fighting before being relieved in the late evening. The attack was a costly failure.
At the start of the attack, the Battalion strength was 19 Officers and 758 Other Ranks. When a roll call was carried out, about 0100 hours the following morning, the strength was 4 Officers and 230 Other Ranks. (Information from Battalion War Diary) Private McKee has no known grave and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.
