BORN HULL 1896. SON OF WILLIAM ARTHUR McLEAN (1864-1928) & ALICE McLEAN (1862-1944), OF 14 GLASGOW STREET, HULL AND 5, JOY VILLAS, ROSMEAD STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A POSTMAN. ONE OF SIX CHILDREN.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 200805, 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 09/04/1918, AGED 22. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE PLOGSTREERT MEMORIAL, HAINAUT, BELGIUM.
UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, WILLIAM.
HIS BROTHER, SAMUEL WALTER McLEAN (1897-1926), SERVED AS CORPORAL, IN THE 18TH YORK & LANCS REGIMENT AND LIVED AT 2, WINSLADE CRESCENT, PERTH STREET, HULL.
BOTH BROTHERS ARE LISTED ON THE SAME WAR PENSION CARD.
| Name | Alec McLean |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1896 |
| Death Date | 9 Apr 1918 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | 5, Joy Villas, Rosmead Street, Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | East Yorkshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 1st 4th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 200805 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
ALEC GORDON
Regiment:
Military Number:
200805
Rank:
Private
Date Died
09/04/1918
Place died:
PLOGSTREERT MEMORIAL, HAINAUT, BELGIUM
Age:
22
