McLaren William Sapper 14213366 - Revision history

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=McLaren William
|Army number=14213366.
|Rank=Sapper
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards
|Date of birth=Not yet ascertained.
|Age=(At time of death). Not yet known.
|Unit=Enlisted in the General Staff Corps. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to the Royal Engineers. Posted to 294th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 16/4/1945.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
|Task or role=Details awaited.
|Joined Brigade=Not yet known.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Not so far as is known.
|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 16/4/1945. Initially interred in Westervoort, Holland map reference Sheet 6 1/25,000 781754. Re-buried on 28/8/1946 in Uden War Demetery, Netherlands, in Grave 2. F. 11. Headstone inscription reads "WEEP NOT FOR ME NOR PITY TAKE BUT LOVE EACH OTHER FOR MY SAKE. R.I.P."
|Home address=Son of John and Margaret McLaren, of Galashiels, Selkirkshire; husband of Sarah McLaren, of Galashiels.
}}

Some information on this Page has been extracted from the Commemorative Booklet, prepared by Major Langley, covering the period from D-Day to VE Day in addition to that extracted from the War Diaries. There are issues around the possible duplication of names which remain to be clarified.

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 |Image Title=Sapper William Maclaren 294th Field Company RE
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 Some information on this Page has been extracted from the Commemorative Booklet, prepared by Major Langley, covering the period from D-Day to VE Day in addition to that extracted from the War Diaries.  There are issues around the possible duplication of names which remain to be clarified.

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 |Died/Killed in action=KILLED in ACTION 16/4/1945.  Initially interred in Westervoort, Holland map reference Sheet 6 1/25,000 781754.  Re-buried on 28/8/1946 in Uden War Demetery, Netherlands, in Grave 2. F. 11.  Headstone inscription reads "WEEP NOT FOR ME NOR PITY TAKE BUT LOVE EACH OTHER FOR MY SAKE. R.I.P."
 |Home address=Son of John and Margaret McLaren, of Galashiels, Selkirkshire; husband of Sarah McLaren, of Galashiels.
 }}
 Some information on this Page has been extracted from the Commemorative Booklet, prepared by Major Langley, covering the period from D-Day to VE Day in addition to that extracted from the War Diaries.  There are issues around the possible duplication of names which remain to be clarified.

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 |Rank=Sapper
 |Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards
-|Date of birth=Not yet ascertained.
+|Date of birth=Not yet ascertained but likely to be 1921/2.
-|Age=(At time of death).  Not yet known.
+|Age=(At time of death) 23.
 |Unit=Enlisted in the General Staff Corps.  Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre.  Transferred to the Royal Engineers.  Posted to 294th Field Company, Royal Engineers.   Served Normandy.  KILLED in ACTION 16/4/1945.
 |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.