Surname | McLay | |||
First Name(s) | George | |||
Place of Birth | Crossgates | |||
Club(s) | Raith Rovers | |||
Service | British Army | |||
Rank | Sergeant | |||
Service Number | 19059 | |||
Previous Service Number(s) | - | |||
Regiment or Corps | The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) | |||
Unit(s) | 16th (Service) Battalion (2nd Edinburgh) | |||
Previous Regiment(s) or Corps | - | |||
Unit(s) | - | |||
Type of Casualty (If applicable) | Killed in Action | |||
Theatre of War (If applicable) | Western European Theatre | |||
Date of Death (If applicable) | 22/10/1917 | |||
Place of Death (If applicable) | France and Flanders | |||
Place of Burial/Commemoration (If applicable) | Tyne Cot Memorial | |||
Grave/Memorial Reference (If applicable) | Panel 11 to 14 and 162. | |||
Memorial Panel Photograph | View | |||
Awards and Decorations | Military Medal | |||
Citation(s) | Military Medal: 19059 Sjt. G. McLay, R. Scots (Fife). (The London Gazette, Supplement 30364, 30 October 1917.) | |||
Supplementary Notes | Resident of 95 Pratt Street, Kirkcaldy. Son of Mrs. Mary McLay, of 26, South Glencraig, Glencraig, Fife. |