William Noel Malcolm
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |  |
| Medals | 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal | |
| Regiment | Royal Engineers, 271 Railway Company attached 1st/2nd (East Lancs) Field Company | |
| Military Service | 1915 According to the War Diary of 1st/1st Field Company (East Lancs) [later renumbered as 427th Field company] Malcolm joined the company as a supernumerary on 31st May in Gallipoli. Another source states that he had had seven weeks training. The Diary records that he was wounded between 4th and 5th June but gives no details of the circumstances. He was evacuated to Malta where he died. | |
| Born | 3 December 1888, Torosay, Argyll | |
| Death | 12th June 1915 | |
| Circumstances of Death | Died of wounds | |
| Age | 26 | |
| Burial | Pembroke Military Cemetery, I. 1. 6. Malcolm is one of only nine First World War casualties buries in this cemetery, all between 16th May and 13th June 1915. | |
| Parents | William M Malcolm (1858-1894) married Marian Sabel (c1861-1950) in 1884 | |
| Father's Occupation | Farmer | |
| Siblings | Mary (c1885-1963), Amy (c1887-) | |
| Spouse | Unmarried | |
| Education | Loretto School 1897-1905 | |
| Occupation | Surveyor with Canadian Pacific Railway | |
| 1901 Census | Not found | |
| 1911 Census | Not found | |
| Glasgow Necropolis | Compartment Kappa Lair 78.2 | |
| Other Memorials | Scottish National War Memorial | |
| Other Information | There is a record of Malcolm’s journey from Liverpool to Montreal, Canada in November 1907. In the Virginian’s passenger list he is described as an 18 year old farmer born in Scotland and travelling onwards to Winnipeg. No record of his return to Scotland has been found. | |
| Acknowledgements and Sources | Much of the information on which this profile is based is drawn from various internet sources which are listed below. The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis also wish to make full acknowledgement and thanks for the permitted use of any information or images generously supplied specifically for exhibition, publication or display in connection with The Roll of Honour and accompanying profiles to LorettoSchool, Ancestry, and Find my past. Commonwealth War Graves Commission The Scottish War Memorials Project 427th Field Company Royal Engineers war diary. TNA: PRO, WO 95/4314 – www.flickr.com/photos/wenham5thlincs/sets/72157635830606583 | |
Gallery
William Noel Malcolm - Kappa Glasgow Necropolis
W N Malcolm - Loretto School (Image copyright Loretto School)
Credits
Compiled by Morag Fyfe, Historical and Genealogical Researcher for The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis.
