Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
Bruce McLanders
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no:
- Rank: Fireman and Trimmer
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: S.S. Coila
- Unit/Ship: Mercantile Marine
- Place of Death: Lost at sea, three miles South East of Canet Point, Valencia, Spain
- Age at Death: 40
- Date of Death: 14/12/1917
- Burial Country:
- Cemetery: Tower Hill Memorial, London
- Grave/Mem Ref no:
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Mains, Forfar
- Address: 25 Langlands Street, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Ann Paton McLanders, 25 Langlands Street, Dundee
- Father:
Thomas McLanders, 25 Langlands Street, Dundee
- Siblings:
Thomas
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about Bruce McLanders
Bruce is believed to be the brother of Pte Thomas McLanders, 24955, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Bruce McLanders was the son of Mr Thomas and Mrs Ann Paton McLanders of 25 Langlands Street, Dundee and he was born at Mains, Forfar. He does not appear in the 1915 Crew lists. In December 1917, the SS Coila, registered in Liverpool was on passage from Glasgow to Livorno, Italy with a cargo of coal and was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-64. The wreck lies three miles South East of Canet Point, Valencia, Spain. Bruce McLanders died in the sinking along with two other crewmen and all three are commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial in London.
Information supplied by Iain Stewart and Iain Birnie
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