Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
William Macrae
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 09.06.1915
- Place of enlistment: Niagara, Ontario.
- Service no: 405630
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry
- Unit/Ship: 21st Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 28
- Date of Death: 15.09.1916
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Ovillers Military Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: XVII.N.6.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 04.05.1888
- Place of Birth: Leith
- Address:
- Occupation: Upholsterer
- Mother:
Mrs B Macrae, 22 Balfour St, Dundee
- Father:
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about William Macrae
For more information on William, visit William’s Memorial and William’s Service Record and Circumstances of Death Register
William’s next of kin is listed as Mrs W. Macrae, 22 Balfour St, Dundee.
There is a reference to William in the Dundee Peoples Journal 12/05/1917 page 8, available in Dundee Central Library.
Information researched and supplied by Gary Thomson
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