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Pte. Clarence Walter Mabbatt MM.
British Army 59th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
from:Cheltenham
I collect medals and I have Clarence Mabbatt's medals in my collection.
Pte. Robert John Mabbett
British Army 2nd Btn. Welsh Regiment
from:Swansea
(d.28th November 1916)
Robert Mabbett served with the 2nd Battalion, Welsh Regiment in WW1. He died 28th of November 1916 aged 28 years and is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial in France.
Pte Sidney Charles Mabbott
British Army 11th Btn Suffolk Regiment
(d.24th October 1918)
Sidney Mabbott was my grandfather's elder brother who went off to war aged 18.
Sgt. William Mabbott CdeG.
British Army 12th Btn. Sherwood Foresters
from:Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire
Will Mabbott joined the Army in 1900, 2nd Battalion North Staffordshire, aged 18. He was drafted to South Africa a year later, and from there he was transferred to India. He served in India for approximately 10 years with the 1st Battalion North Staffordshire. He was discharged in 1912.
At the start of the Great War he re-enlisted as part of Kitchener's third army. In 1914 he was promoted to Sergeant in the 12th Battalion Sherwood Foresters. William fought at Loos, Ypres, Messines, Somme and Cambrai. He was awarded the Croix De Guerre (Belgium). In 1918 he was badly wounded and discharged from the Army. Due to the severity of his injury he lost his right leg. He returned to Mansfield Woodhouse and died there in 1928.
Sergeant Frank Tildesley Mabson MM.
Canadian Army McGill University Battalion, 2nd Company Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
from:Toronto, Canada
Frank Tildesley Mabson was a student of Victoria College in the University of Toronto when he enlisted in the McGill University Battalion of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Montreal. He joined the British Expeditionary Force in France in September 1915 being identified as McG186 2nd Company PPCLI. Frank kept a diary from September 28th 1915 to June 11th 1916. As a sergeant he was awarded a military medal for his bravery during the action at Vimy Ridge in 1917. "During the action of VIMY RIDGE on 9th - 10th April, this N.C.O. displayed gallant conduct and splendid leadership of his Platoon throughout the advance and consolidation. He showed a splendid example by his indefatigable efforts. He was severely wounded towards the close of the first day. Too much cannot be said of his gallant actions. He has been with the Battalion for the past two years and the nature of his wounds will, in all probability, prevent his return." (Lon! don Gazette no. 30188 dated 18th July 1917) The action for which he was recommended for the Military Medal was his attack on a machine-gun emplacement with the aid of Private Sherwood. Frank attacked the position, captured the crew and destroyed the emplacement. Due to his wounds (the loss of sight in one eye) he was sent down the line and evacuated back to the UK. Despite this loss of vision he drove until his death in 1981 at the age of 91. One of his few regrets was that he did not continue keeping his diary after June 1916.
2nd Lt. J L MacAlpine
British Army 9th Lancers
2Lt MacAlpine joined 9th Lancers at Meteren on 11th of March 1915 from 11th Reserve Cavalry.
Lt. David Christie Macarthur
British Army No. 8 Mt Bty Royal Garrison Artillery
from:5 Cumin Place, Edinburgh, Scotland
My Grandfather, David Christie Macarthur served with No 8 Mt Bty, Royal Garrison Artillery in Peshawar, India during WW1. He was born on 3 March 1898, and was awarded medals which he applied for on 11 March 1921 shortly before his first marriage. The family does not know when he left the service.
Pte. John MacArthur
British Army 8th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
from:Fornisaig, Isle Of Islay
(d.1st Jul 1916)
John and Gibert MacArthur were brothers who were practically compelled to enlist in the Army by the local landowner in fear that their parents might be evicted as the Highland clearances were still in operation although a little more subtle than the brutal clearances of the 19th century, nevertheless this was the situation in 1914.
John & Gilbert both fell in the Great War although we have very little information. We understand John was killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. We don't know the circumstances where Gilbert fell. We are not even sure if both were in the same regiment. Which would probably be the 8th Argylls. Both brothers were born and lived in the crofting township of Fornisaig in the Rhinns parish of Kilchoman on the Isle of Islay in Argyll, Scotland. As all the old relations are all passed away. It would be nice to know the circumstances of their deaths on active service.
2nd.Lt. Desmond Maurice Macartney-Filgate
Royal Air Force
from:Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
(d.30th May 1918)
Desmond Macartney-Filgate was killed while flying on the 30th of May 1918. Aged 18 years, he was the 3rd son of Charles Alexander Hume Macartney-Filgate.
Pte. Hugh C. Macaulay
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Scots
from:7 Archibald Place, Musselburgh
(d.24th July 1916)
Pte. James Macaulay
Australian Imperial Forces 36th Btn.
from:24, Meadowfoot, West Kilbride, Scotland.
(d.9th Jun 1917)
Cpl. Samuel Macaulay
British Army 14th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:14 Mount Collier Ave, York Road, Belfast
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Samuel Macaulay was engaged to my grandmother but was killed in the war and his brother, my grandfather, who was a sergeant in the R.A.M.C. married her instead. Samuel is buried at Spanbroekmolen British Cemetery.
In Memory of Corporal Samuel Macaulay
14/16726, 14th Bn., Royal Irish Rifles who died age 24 on 07 June 1917. Son of Susan Macaulay, of 14, Mount Collyer Avenue, York Rd., Belfast, and the late Samuel Macaulay.
Remembered with honour at Spanbroekmolen British Cemetery. Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
LDH. John MacAuley
Royal Naval Reserve SS Kenmare
from:Islivig, Stornoway
(d.2nd March 1918)
Leading Deck Hand MacAuley was the Son of Donald and Peggy MacAulay of 7, Islivig Miavig, Stornoway, Lewis, husband of Catherine MacAulay of Breanish, Islivig, Stornoway. He was aged 37 when he died and is buried north of the church in the Balrothery (St Peter) Church of Ireland Churchyard, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
Sgt. William Macbeth
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
from:Monien, Ballindrait, Lifford, Co. Donegal
(d.1st Jul 1916)
Pte. John A MacCallum
Canadian Army 13th (Lanark and Renfrew Scottish) Btn.
from:Burnstown, Ontario
John MacCallum was with the first group of the Lanark and Renfrew Regiment to enter Germany, having been captured near Ypres. Uncle Jack was reported missing and was held as a prisoner of war at Giessen. He was taken prisoner and sent to the salt mines. After three unsuccessful escape attempts, he was sent to a farm in Germany. He was prisoner for three and a half years. He was beaten with a rifle butt and during one escape attempt, he was crawling through a furrowed field and had the pack on his back shot off. He received a handwritten letter from George V for those who served in the prison camps for the duration.
Jack re-enlisted in the 48th Highlanders and worked as a barber at Camp Borden, Ontario. He passed away in 1957, he was my grandmother's brother.
L/Cpl Thomas Thomas "Tommy" MacCann
British Army 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards)
from:44 Princess St., South Bank, Middlesbrough, Cleveland
(d.14th December 1915 Aged 32)
I have little information regarding Tommy (my great grandfather) apart from the facts passed down from my grandmother and aunts.
Tommy was, apparently, shot by a sniper and is buried at Birr Crossroads Cemetery, West Vlaanderen (Flanders) Belgium. He was in the 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment and his service number was 18032.
I have pictures of both him and his grave. And an interesting fact regarding Tommy is that after his death my Great Grandmother Jane Mac Cann remarried to Tommy's best mate James Connolly, also Yorkshire Regiment, Service Number 25005. James died as an P.O.W just before the war ended (04/10/18) and is buried at Le Quesnoy Communal Cemetery extension in Nord France.
So, ultimately, my Great Grandmother Jane lost two husbands in the Great War. They are both commemorated on the South-Bank War Memorial (Middlesbrough) and I am currently researching both men, as a mark of respect (the least I can do).
I will be attending the centenary remembrance service in their home town of South-Bank and will lay a commemorative wreath there.
Surgn.-Lt. John Sides Davies MacCormac
Royal Navy HMS Black Prince
from:Co. Down, N. Ireland
(d.31st May 1916)
He was killed in action at the Battle of Jutland
Pte. MacDonald
British Army Gordon Highlanders
Private MacDonald was a prisoner at Westerholt POW Camp, from which he escaped.
Sister MacDonald
Queen Alexandras Nursing Service No. 32 Stationary Hospital
Sister MacDonald served at No 32 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux and No 16 Stationary Hospital, Le Treport.
Capt. MacDonald
British Army No. 46 Stationary Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps
Pte. Albert Edward MacDonald
British Army 12th Btn. East Surrey Rgt.
from:Peckham
(d.29th July 1917)
Albert MacDonald was my great grandfather. Very little is known about him, as my grandmother never knew him. They lived in Leo Street, off the Old Kent Road. He married Emily Hamilton Butler, at St Judes Church in 1909.
Pte. Alexander Macdonald
British Army 5th battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
from:Falkirk
(d.12th Oct 1917)
My great uncle, Alexander Macdonald, was 17 years old when he joined the Army. He had tried when he was only 16 years old, but his mother found out and he had to wait until he was 17.
Alexander was born at Culloden Ross & Cromarty, he was one of twelve children. His parents were Hector Macdonald of Skye & Christina MacRae. Alexander left many memories his time in service and we have many photographs of him alone and also with his unit during his years from 1913 to 1917. One comment on a photo with his unit " Aye smiling"
First he joined the Lord Lovat Scouts, then transferred to the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. He was called Sandy by his family. His brother Kenneth also died in 1917 from war wounds, at least his mother was able to say goodbye to Kenneth, he was her first born child. He was 25 and married. His daughter, Ivy, was born three months after his death. Alexander was one of 200 men who died on that dreadful day at Passchendaele, Belgium on 12th of October 1917. His name appears in the Roll of Honour page 543 at the Cameron Highlanders Museum. Alexander is remembered at the Tyne Cot Memorial Cemetery, the largest War Cemetery in the world, where almost 12,000 souls are buried.
Alexander was 21 years old when he died, he was greatly loved by his family, his many photographs, in particular, the one on his horse was on display in his parents home alongside one of his brother Kenneth, for future generations to admire and give eternal thanks to their sons and the many many brave men & women who gave their lives, to enable us to have the freedom we have today.
Their memories will live on forever. I have inherited all the photographs, my cousin has his medals
Pte. Daniel Stewart MacDonald
British Army Highland Light Infantry
from:Glasgow, Scotland
(d.15th Jul 1917)
Daniel MacDonald was my grand uncle, the brother of my grandfather. He was killed in action at age 32 in Nieuport, West Flanders, Belgium. He is memorialized in Belgium but no one in the family knows where he was laid to rest. My grandfather kept the photo of Danny for the rest of his life.
Pte. Donald John Macdonald
British Army Cameron Highlanders
from:Peninirin
(d.5th October 1915)
L/Cpl. Duncan Alexander MacDonald
British Army 1st Battalion Highland Light Infantry
from:Coupar Angus
Duncan MacDonald served with 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry.
Pte. Frank MacDonald
Canadian Expeditionary Force 1st Btn. Canadian Mounted Rifles
Frank MacDonald was a prisoner in Munster II POW Camp, after being captured at Sanctuary Wood on 2nd June 1916. He escaped to Holland from the Auguste Victoria coal mine, where he had been sent on a work party.
Lt. George Fraser Macdonald
Canadian Expeditionary Force 50th Battalion
(d.18th November 1916)
Pte. Harold Newton Macdonald
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
(d.28th Mar 1918)
"Harold Newton Macdonald, killed in action on March 28, 1918, while serving with the 18th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. His name is on the Arras Memorial. His parents, Charles and Eliza Macdonald, lived in Julian Avenue on the Lawe, near to where, today, his name appears on the St Aidans Church roll of honour, now in St Stephens.Church and on the memorial at South Shields Golf Club where he was a member. "
Sgt. Harold Newton Macdonald
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:South Shields
(d.28th March 1918)
Sgt.Harold Mcdonald was my Gt. Uncle, brother of my Grandfather. He was the son of Charles and Eliza Macdonald of 71 Julian Avenue South Shields. He enlisted in South Shields and arrived in Egypt on 22nd of December 1915.
He died in action close to the Moyenville to Ayette Road, 7 miles south of Arras in France on 28th of March 1918. I have a detailed map of where he fell. We are visiting the site of his death 100 years to the day since his death.
Pte. Harry MacDonald
British Army 12th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
(d.4th Nov 1916)
Pte. Harry McDonald served with the 12th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment. He was executed for desertion on 4th Novmber 1916 aged 34 and is buried in Louvencourt Military Cemetery, Louvencourt, France.
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