John Kilpatrick

2346 Private

‘A’ Company 1/7th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, 10th Infantry Brigade, 4th Division

Age: 19

Date of Death: 25.4.15

Buried: Menin Gate Memorial Panel 42 & 44

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Family history: Son of John and Margaret Kilpatrick, 545 Brown Terrace, Carron Road. He had two brothers and four sisters. Before he enlisted in September 1914, he was employed as an assistant bath moulder at the Carron Iron Works.

The action leading to his death

See ‘25 April 1915 - The 7th Argyll's Have Made a Name that will Never Be Forgotten’ for full details of the action on 25 April.

https://www.theypressalient.com/post/25-april-1915-a-bloody-day-at-st-julian

(Linesman map)

Medals Awarded

1915 Star, The British War Medal, Victory Medal.