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|Surname and forenames=MacQueen Andrew
 
|Surname and forenames=MacQueen Andrew
 
|Army number=3323384
 
|Army number=3323384
|Rank=Cpl
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|Rank=Corporal.
|Age=0
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|Unit=Enlisted in the Highland Light Infantry, date not yet ascertained.  Transferred to the Black Watch and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish.  Served Iceland.  Transferred to the Corps of Military Police 25/5/41. Posted to Iceland Force Provost Company (Authority:- Iceland ( C) HQ 31/5/41 Ref 777/A9/3, Part II Order TS 45/41).  Posted to 244 Provost Company.  Served Normandy and North West Europe. DIED 20/12/1944 while with the Corps of Military Police.
|Unit=Highland Light Infantry, Trf Black Watch, Posted 1 TS, Iceland, Trf Corps of Military Police 25/5/41, Posted to Force Provost Company, Auth:- Iceland ( C) HQ 31/5/41 Ref 777/A9/3, Part II Order TS 45/41.  Posted 244 Pro Coy, DIED 20/12/1944 with C.M.P.
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|Died/Killed in action=20-Dec-44  Buried Grave V.A.75. Schoonselhof Cemetery.  Died as a result of injuries sustained on 27/11/44 in a V1 attack on the CMP Information Post, Antwerp.
|Died/Killed in action=20-Dec-44
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|Home address=Son of George and Margaret Norrie MacQueen of Dundee, husband of Margaret MacQueen of Dundee. 
|Home address=Son of George and Margaret Norrie MacQueen of Dundee, husband of Margaret MacQueen of Dundee. Buried Grave V.A.75. Schoonselhof Cemetery.  Died as a result of injuries sustained on 27/11/44 in a V1 attack on the CMP Information Post, Antwerp.
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|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
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|Date of birth=Not yet known.
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|Age=(At time of death).
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|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
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|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
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|Task or role=Probably Rifleman.  Military Policeman.
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|Joined Brigade=Not yet confirmed.
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|Promotions=None known beyond Corporal.
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|Wounded=Yes - Antwerp 27/11/1944 causing injuries from which he died on 20/12/1944.
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|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
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|Image Name=
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|Image Title=Corporal MacQueen taken in Laugurvegar Polyphoto Studio 1941.
 
|Source table=1TS
 
|Source table=1TS
 
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Revision as of 15:44, 3 December 2025

Personnel Entry

[[Image:|thumb|alt=Corporal MacQueen taken in Laugurvegar Polyphoto Studio 1941.|Corporal MacQueen taken in Laugurvegar Polyphoto Studio 1941.]]

Name MacQueen Andrew
Army number 3323384
Rank Corporal.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age (At time of death).
Unit Enlisted in the Highland Light Infantry, date not yet ascertained. Transferred to the Black Watch and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served Iceland. Transferred to the Corps of Military Police 25/5/41. Posted to Iceland Force Provost Company (Authority:- Iceland ( C) HQ 31/5/41 Ref 777/A9/3, Part II Order TS 45/41). Posted to 244 Provost Company. Served Normandy and North West Europe. DIED 20/12/1944 while with the Corps of Military Police.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Probably Rifleman. Military Policeman.
Joined Brigade Not yet confirmed.
Promotions None known beyond Corporal.
Wounded Yes - Antwerp 27/11/1944 causing injuries from which he died on 20/12/1944.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action 20-Dec-44 Buried Grave V.A.75. Schoonselhof Cemetery. Died as a result of injuries sustained on 27/11/44 in a V1 attack on the CMP Information Post, Antwerp.
Home address Son of George and Margaret Norrie MacQueen of Dundee, husband of Margaret MacQueen of Dundee.
Source table 1TS