Introduction

In 2014 the centenary of the outbreak of World War One, Cumnock History Group began researching the names on the Cumnock War Memorial plus other men and women with Cumnock connections mentioned on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or in the Cumnock Chronicle of the time. The research is not limited to those who died but also to men and women who served, using family history information.

The group would like to appeal to individuals with knowledge of family members for photographs of the soldier, either in uniform or not, and photos of medals or other memorabilia eg letters sent home from the Front. If you would be prepared to share these on this site, please email the web manager info@cumnockhistorygroup.org The group is willing to share any copies of documents found with the soldier's descendants.

Wednesday 16 July 2014

Thomas McLean

There are two Thomas McLeans on Cumnock War Memorial. It turns out they are uncle and nephew and died within weeks of each other.


First the uncle
Thomas Mclean was born in Cumnock the son of Thomas and Grace McLean. He married Ellen McCreadie in Auchinleck in 1906. They had a son Andrew and a daughter Isabella.

Name: Thomas McLean
Birth Place: Cumnock, Ayr
Residence: Thornhill
Death Date: 29 Jul 1918
Death Place: France and Flanders
Enlistment Place: Berwick-on-tweed
Rank: Private
Regiment: Cameronian (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion: 8th Battalion
Regimental Number: 37565
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
Comments: Formerly 46445, R. Scot. Fus.


CWGC

photo by Bobby Grierson added 7/3/2018 



His gravestone in Penpont graveyard. He is also on the War Memorial there.

Photo taken by Rhonda Queen

photo from Drew McLean



The younger Thomas was the son of James McLean, the half brother of Thomas above.


Thomas was the oldest of 4 brothers. He worked at the Royal bank in Cumnock

Name: Thomas McLean
Birth Place: Old Cumnock, Ayrshire
Residence: Old Cumnock
Death Date: 23 Jun 1918
Death Place: France and Flanders
Enlistment Place: Ayr
Rank: Private
Regiment: Cameronian (Scottish Rifles)
Battalion: 5 6th Battalion
Regimental Number: 38597
Type of Casualty: Died of wounds
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre


CWGC  gives more information. He was 19 and the son of Mr & Mrs James McLean of 74 Barrhill Road, Cumnock and he is buried in Nine Elms British Cemetery in Belgium.

Here's the family on the Cumnock Connections tree




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