Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
John McNair
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
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- Rank: Second Mate
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- Regiment/Service: S.S. Magnus Mail
- Unit/Ship: Mercantile Marine
- Place of Death:
- Age at Death: 46
- Date of Death: 11/11/1914
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Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Boness
- Address: 14 Lintrathen Gardens, Clepington Road, Dundee
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More about John McNair
John McNair lived at 14 Lintrathen Gardens, Clepington Road, Dundee and was born in Boness. The Crew List for the SS Burndyke, registered in Glasgow and lists him as Second Mate. At some point in 1914 his death was recorded in Deaths at Sea when he was serving onboard the SS Magnus Mail and gives his cause of death as a tumour.
Information supplied by Iain Stewart and Iain Birnie
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