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Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: 21.06.1915
  • Place of enlistment: Montreal, Quebec.
  • Service no: 457558
  • Rank: Private
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  • Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry
  • Unit/Ship: 87th Battalion
  • Place of Death: Passchendaele, Belgium
  • Age at Death: 24
  • Date of Death: 13.11.1917
  • Burial Country: Belgium
  • Cemetery: Menin Gate Memorial
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 24-26-28-30

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 10.01.1893
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address:
  • Occupation: Driver
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More about Edward John McGann

Edward has no known grave but is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial. He listed  a Mrs Mary.E. Christie (aunt) 389  Janefield St, Glasgow as his next of kin when he enlisted in the army. His medals were sent to his cousin Mrs Paul Kell, 1626 Poplar St, Philadelphia, U.S.A.

For more information on Edward, visit, Edward’s Memorial also Edward’s Service Record and Circumstances of Death Register

For reasons unknown Edward McGann is not included on the original Dundee City Roll of Honour

Information researched and supplied by Gary Thomson

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