William James Bain McKendrick

Menin Gate Memorial. Authors image

2759 Corporal

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

Age: 27

Date of Death: 25.4.15

Buried: Menin Gate Memorial Panel 42 & 44 https://www.theypressalient.com/post/menin-gate-memorial

Family: Husband of Mary they lived at 149 High Street, Falkirk with their two children Jane and James. He was employed as a hairdresser in Grahamston prior to enlisting in the Territorials in September 1914. Mary later emigrated to Canada.

The action leading to his death

See ‘25 April 1915—Catastrophe at St Julien’

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

Medals Awarded:

1915 Star, The British War Medal, Victory Medal.