Soldier killed three weeks before Armistice
Item
Title
Soldier killed three weeks before Armistice
Who?
John McCamley
Item(s)
Photograph of John McCamley, prior to the war.
Story
John McCamley was 18 years old when he died of wounds on 15 October 1918 - just three weeks before the Armistice. He was underage when he joined the Cameronians; official records of his gravestone show his age as 19, which was later amended by hand to 18.
The son of John and Bridget McCamley of Cowcaddens, Glasgow, John McCamley is buried in Voormezeele Enclosure No. 3 in Belgium.
The son of John and Bridget McCamley of Cowcaddens, Glasgow, John McCamley is buried in Voormezeele Enclosure No. 3 in Belgium.
When?
1914
Where?
Glasgow
Contributor
Michael Gallagher
Collection Day
Glasgow City Archives
This item was submitted on April 9, 2019