Andrew Wilson

Private Andrew Wilson was born about 1891 in Auchinleck to John Wilson and Jeanie Agnew.

In the 1901 census the family was in Cumnock at Townhead St
John Wilson 44 rail surfaceman b Sorn
Jeanie 37 b St Quivox
James  11 b Mauchline
Andrew 9 b Auchinleck
Mary S 7 b Auchinleck
Maggie 5 b Auchinleck
Robert 2 b O Cumnock
Jeanie A 5 mo b O Cumnock



The Cumnock Chronicle of 1 Nov 1918 reports that he was killed in action about 20th October 1918. He was in the Ayrshire Yeomanry but attached to the Royal Munster Fusiliers. He was age 28 and the son of John and Jeanie Wilson of Waterside Row.

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The sad news came from Pte Ferguson Kilmarnock. Andrew fell from machine gun fire along with six others in a charge made on the 20th of October. The chaplain conducted the service and a small cross was laid across each grave but the mUsters were preparing a large cross with all seven names on it as a memorial from the regiment.

He was a baker with Mr Robert Stoddart. He was a member of the Bowling Club and was connected with the local Rechabites.

His sister Jeanie was the wife of my husband's cousin, John McKay also of Waterside
Another sister Maggie was the wife of Andrew Reid of 110 Peesweep Row, Lugar.


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