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Surname: |
Maclean |
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Forename(s): |
Victor MacGillivray |
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Rank: |
Gunner |
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Service number: |
93098 |
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Regiment: |
287th Siege Bat. Royal Garrison Artillery |
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Date of death: |
29 November 1917 Aged 20 |
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Place of death: |
Ypres |
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Buried Commemorated |
Ypres Town Cemetery Extension – III.G.25 Kingussie War Memorial |
Background
Victor was born in Kingussie on 21 June 1897 son of Alexander McLean, farmer, Gordonhall, and Marjory (m.s. McGillivray) of Ballimore, Moy. Victor’s parents were married on 27 March 1884 at the Rutland Hotel, Edinburgh.
Victor’s brother Alistair Allan Maclean, of 1st London Scottish died 14 November 1914 at Ypres, Belgium and has no known grave and is remembered on the Menin Gate, Ypres.
His other brother Finlay Ian Mclean No 3686 Attested on the 17 March 1913 his willingness to join the forces. He had previously been with the 4th Cameron Highlanders from 1909 – 1910. He was appointed Lance Corporal with the 2nd Lovat Scouts 1 June 1914. He was transferred to the Military Hospital in Perth in August 1914 and subsequently discharged.
War Record
On 6 December 1915 Victor, completes attestation at Cockspur Street Recruiting Office, Wandsworth, London. His home address was 184 Elsenham Street, Wandsworth. Victor was employed in the London branch of the Bank of Montreal.
Victor is buried at Ypres Town Cemetery Extension.
The inscription on the family grave at Moy Cememtery reads
” Erected in memory of Alexander McLean, Farmer, Gordonhall, Kingussie born 5th May 1835 at Lower Inverbrough, Tomatin died 20th Nov 1917 at Gordonhall and his wife Marjory MacGillivray who died at Belmont, Kingussie 5th April 1937 aged 85. And their sons Alistair Allan, late 1st London Scottish died 14th Nov 1914 aged 21 of wounds received in action in Belgium. Victor, Gunner, RGA killed in action in Belgium 28th Nov 1917 aged 20. Donald born at Inverness 1885 died 25th Feb 1915.”
Also commemorated on the Kingussie and Insh Memorial in Kingussie Parish Church and St Andrew’s United Free Church Memorial now in Kingussie Parish Church and on the family gravestone in Moy Churchyard.
