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I found the death of one of my (many) relatives who died in WW1.

Next to his name is " MCG "

Does anyone know what that means?

I've googled, but all I get is info about Melbourne Cricket Ground!

Try posting this on the Military Chat board on here as someone may be able to help you.

Have you looked on the CWGC site to see if if gives any more info

Shirley,

That's where I found his date of death.

There's a website showing many of the young men from Midlothian who died........ more information on that website than CWG.

Thanks for the suggestion MBSG, I'll do that now.

Hello Scozz

Google

MCG Military

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possibly machine gunner? M/CG?

duh

never thought it meant that

lol ~ he was a machinegunner

I posted on the Military Chat board ~ I'll remove that one. :-S

I googled his name, and found him on Ancestry....... but I don't have access

Would a lovely kind person mind having a look for me please?

David Oliver McKINLAY died 21 Oct 1917 Belgium Age 22

His older brother Archibald also died in Belgium 15 September 1916

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there used to be a site where you could view the medal records(for a small fee....~)

cant find the url at the mo, think it was one of the government sites

national statistics I think..........

I also googled "MCG Military"

loads of stuff...... including American Marines at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

:-D

but nothing that answered my question..........

I think it must mean machine gunner ???????

The medal roll card says he was a 2nd Lieutenant in the MGC - Machine Gun Corps.

He has an entry on the Lives of the First World War website:

https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/2831329

Name: D O McKinley
Gender: Male
Death Date: 21 Oct 1917
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Regiment: 28 MGC
Other Records: Search for 'D O McKinley' in other WWI collections

So it's his regiment 28th machine Gun Corps

Name: D O McKinlay
[David Oliver McKinlay] 
Regiment or Corps: R Scots Sgt, Machine Gun Corps
Regimental Number: 104824, 104824

Victory and British medals. Entry into the Theatre of War 1 Oct 1917.

The record does say 2/Leuit

His name was originaly spelt McKinlEy - something to consider when you look for other records.

The other spelling on this record:

David Oliver McKinley

in the UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
Record Image Index-only record

Name: David Oliver McKinley
Death Date: 21 Oct 1917
Rank: T 2 Lieutenant
Regiment: Machine Gun Corps
Battalion: 28th
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Other Records: Search for 'David Oliver McKinley' in other WWI collections

That's him. I knew he was a 2nd Lt, and in the 28th Battalion of the Machine Gunner Corps.

The name is McKinlAy.

It began as Kinlay, Kenlay or Kinly.... I've traced back to my 8xgreat-grandfather c1658 in Tranent East Lothian. My 3xgreat-grandfather b1817 in Tranent added the Mc

I know how to spell it, as it's my maiden name.

Family members who went to the USA and England changed the spelling to McKinley; all my relatives (that I know of) in Scotland spell it with an A.

From "The Long Long Trail" best resource for ww1.

http://www.1914-1918.net/mg_units.htm
http://www.1914-1918.net/9div.htm

Bordon "camp" nr Alton was a large permanent army barracks with men's families living there with them. It has only recently been sold off by the MoD.

Rollo ~ thanks for that.

First glimpse of 1st link.......... MGC !! Machine Gun Corps !

Not MCG as I found on the Midlothian page, which was probably a typo.

Problem solved.

Thankyou everyone for your help, very much appreciated.

Lady Scozz McKinlay :-D

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There's an Officers file for him at the National Archives - not online, though. You'd have to go there or get someone to go for you.

Thanks Annie

A bit far for me :-D I'm in Australia