John McPartlane

Private John McPartlane. Brandhoek New Military Cemetery

41271 Private

8th Battalion Suffolk Regiment, 53rd Infantry Brigade, 18th Division

Age: 21

Date of Death: 13.8.17 DoW

Buried: Brandhoek New Military Cemetery VI.F.3

Died of wounds received in action.

Family: John was living with his aunt Mrs Mary Welsh, 4c Garrison Place, Falkirk. Prior to enlisting in the Army Service Corps in November 1914, he was employed as a miner with Callendar Coal Company. He later transferred to the Suffolk Regiment going with a draft to France in May 1917.

The action leading to his death

On the 13 August the Battalion was in the front line on the Menin Road and had their HQ in the chateau named on the British trench maps as Stirling Castle.

Trench map showing the front line

During their time in the line they had been subjected to heavy German shelling. John was wounded in the head and body and died of his wounds at 32 Casualty Clearing Station at Brandhoek.

Headstone

Private John McPartlane. Authors image

Medals Awarded:

The British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Medal Index Card. Private John McPartlane