Introduction

In 2014 the centenary of the outbreak of World War One, Cumnock History Group began researching the names on the Cumnock War Memorial plus other men and women with Cumnock connections mentioned on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or in the Cumnock Chronicle of the time. The research is not limited to those who died but also to men and women who served, using family history information.

The group would like to appeal to individuals with knowledge of family members for photographs of the soldier, either in uniform or not, and photos of medals or other memorabilia eg letters sent home from the Front. If you would be prepared to share these on this site, please email the web manager info@cumnockhistorygroup.org The group is willing to share any copies of documents found with the soldier's descendants.

Monday 29 September 2014

William McBride

William McBride was the son of Gilbert McBride and Helen Rodgers. He was born in 1885 in Ayr and in 1891 census the family was in Glengyron Row, Cumnock.  He was the uncle of George Ethridge McBride who also served in the RSF, but they were more like brothers as they grew up in the same household.

1891 census
18 Glengyron Row Cumnock
Gilbert McBride 34
Helen McBride 34
Jane McBride 13
Lena Ethredge 12
Gilbert McBride 10
William McBride 6
Cathrine McBride 4


1901 census
2 Warwickhill Rows Dreghorn
Gilbert Mcbride 44
Ellen Mcbride 43
Gilbert Mcbride 19
William Mcbride 16 coal miner drawer
Ellen Mcbride 4
George Ethridge 6  grandson

He was a private in the RSF and he fell in the Battle of Loos on 25 Sep 1915.  He was married to Sarah Lindsay in Rankinston in 1905 and they had several children, William, Samuel, Gilbert and Sarah.

His parents were living in Muirkirk by this time and he is remembered on the War Memorial there.

With thanks to George's great grand nephew, George Ethridge McBride who provided the information.

Here he is on GWGC

and on Cumnock Connections tree

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