5567: Mary Black McGilvray McLennan and her Sacrifice Pendant

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posted on 2024-01-18, 10:42 authored by Lest We Forget Project Team

Mary Black McGilvray McLennan was my great grandmother. I have a photograph of her in nurses uniform at Banchory, Scotland. I have had her sacrifice pendent for many years and worn it several times. I have never seen another one before. The ribbon was originally red but my great grandmother covered it with the French tricolor in tribute to her son lost in France.

Her husband was William McLennan. They lived at Rosebank Cottage, Banchory. Their son, William, served in the 7th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. He died on 02/07/1916 and is buried at St. Pol Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France.

History

Name of contributor(s)

Anne Park

Subject of the story/individual the object(s) relate to

Mary Black McGilvray McLennan

Date(s) the event(s) in the story took place

02/07/1916

Location(s) where the event(s) in the story took place

Banchory, Scotland. St. Pol Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France.

Object(s)

1. Sacrifice pendant that belonged to Mary Black McGilvray McLennan. 1 image. 2. Photograph of Mary Black McGilvray McLennan in nurses uniform at Banchory, Scotland. 1 image.