Private in the 1st Royal Scots Fusiliers, Regiment No 52286
This is the grand uncle of CHG chairman, Bobby Grierson who writes the following
Michael was born on 15 February 1899 in 74 Skares Row, Old Cumnock, to Michael Shirkie and Elizabeth Lees. He was the oldest of 5 children, Polly, Lizzie (Bobby's grandmother), Jeannie and David Shirkie.
He was a coal miner most of his life and worked at the Whitehill Pit in Skares. Not sure when he joined the army as his enlistment records have been lost but he did have a medal card dated 1918 where he was awarded the Victory Medal and entitlement to the Silver War Badge. I also have a letter from Buckingham Palace thanking him for the part he played in the war.
Michael married Jane Guthrie from Cumnock in 1923 but they had no children that I can find. He died on 26 December 1945 in Kilmarnock Infirmary aged 46 and she died a year later.
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