posted on 2024-01-18, 10:42authored byLest We Forget Project Team
<p dir="ltr">James Alexander McLennan was my great uncle. He was born on 30/10/1891 at Banchory Ternan, Kincardineshire, Scotland, the son of William McLennan and Mary Black McLennan née McGillivray. They lived at Rosebank Cottage, Banchory Ternan.</p><p dir="ltr">I have a photograph of James Alexander McLennan. On the back of the photograph it says he is a private in the 90 Winnipeg Rifles Canadian Force. His Attestation Paper for the Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Force is dated September 21 1914. It says his trade is Electrician and that he previously served for 1 yr in the 77th Regt.</p><p dir="ltr">I have his Soldier's Service Pay Book. This indicates that his trade is chemist and that he enlisted on 04/11/1915. It is dated 4/7/19 at Antwerp. Under Unit and Corps to which Soldier actually belongs it says with date 4/7/19 R.A.M.C. Number 6 Stationary Hospital with service number 81233. With date -/11/19 it says 140 field ambulance.</p><p dir="ltr">His brothers Sidney Charles, William and Douglas George also served in the war. William died but the others survived.</p>
1. Photograph of James Alexander McLennan in uniform with reference to 90 Winnipeg Rifles Canadian Force on back. 1 image.
2. Soldier's Service Pay Book for Alexander McLennan. 3 images.