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David Proven McKay

David Proven McKay

Male 1884 - 1915  (31 years)

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  • Name David Proven McKay 
    Born 6 May 1884  Snab Row, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1891  Avonbridge Toll, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Died 25 Sep 1915  France & Flanders Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military Service 27 Sep 1915 
    Gordon Highlanders 8th Bn. Service number S/6560 
    _UID 01001701DDBB434887807E7F0BBBD81EFC3C 
    Buried Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I21131  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 29 May 2016 

    Father Robert McKay,   b. 1855, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1934, Baldowrie Lodge, Kettins, Coupar Angus, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Proven,   b. 1853, Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1896, Avonbridge Toll, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 4 Dec 1879  United Presbyterian Church Manse, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witnesses at the wedding of Robert Mckay and Elizabeth Provenwere Alex McKay and Christina Young.
    Family ID F7552  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Name: David P. Mckay
      Birth Place: Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire
      Death Date: 25 Sep 1915
      Death Location: France & Flanders
      Enlistment Location: Edinburgh
      Rank: Private
      Regiment: Gordon Highlanders
      Battalion: 8th Battalion
      Number: S/6560
      Type of Casualty: Killed in action
      Theatre of War: Western European Theatre

      Memorial on the Loos War Memorial

  • Sources 
    1. [S13] Birth Cert (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S199] 1891 Census Scotland, Scotland. (Reliability: 3).