Thomas McBride
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2749 Private
1/7th Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, 10th Infantry Brigade, 4th Division
Age: 21
Date of Death: 8.5.15
Family: Son of Thomas and Jeanie McBride, 20 Fortingall Place, Laurieston, Falkirk. His older brother William was serving in the army, he also had two younger brothers and sisters. He enlisted in the Territorial battalion on 9 September 1914 and went to France with the battalion on 15 December 1914.
The action leading to his death
The Battalion was resting at the Canal Bank when on the morning of the 8 May they were heavily shelled resulting on them having to move further south down the Canal Bank. At 3pm orders were received instructing them to move to La Brique in support of 12th Brigade and they again came under heavy enemy shell fire. At 10pm they were informed that the Germans had broken the line and were digging in South West of Wieltje. The Battalion was ordered to turn the Germans out of Wieltje making touch with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers on their left and the 18th Royal Irish on their right. The attack went in from the area of C.21.d Buffs Road/Irish Farm however, no enemy was found in Wieltje and the Battalion was withdrawn at dawn and returned to rest at the Canal Bank. Battalion casualties were 1 Officer killed, 24 Other Ranks killed or wounded.
Medal Awarded
1915 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal
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