Charles Russell McMinn
| Rank | Private S/13245 | |
| Medals | 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal | |
| Regiment | Cameron Highlanders, 7th Battalion | |
| Military Service | 1914 Enlisted at Glasgow in the Cameron Highlanders on the 10th September. 1915 Embarked at Southampton on 8th July. On the 21st July he was reported as being absent from his position at 11.40pm by Sgt Hall. The following day he had his pay stopped for 28 days as a result. | |
| Born | March 1892, Glasgow | |
| Death | 25th September 1915 | |
| Circumstances of Death | Nothing is known about the circumstances of McMinn’s death. On the 25th September the 7th Cameron Highlanders suffered a total of 548 casualties on the first day of the Battle of Loos. McMinn was one of 215 men recorded as missing. | |
| Age | Not Known | |
| Memorial | Loos Memorial, Panel 119 to 124. | |
| Parents | Alexander C McMinn (c1866-1946) and Catherine C McCaffer (c1866-1949) | |
| Father's Occupation | Grocer | |
| Siblings | William (c1889- ), Donald C (c1891-1917), Archibald (d 1894), Catherine C (c1897-1983), Janet R (c1900- ) | |
| Spouse | Unmarried | |
| Education | Not known | |
| Occupation | Railway clerk | |
| 1901 Census | 219 Onslow Drive, Glasgow | |
| 1911 Census | Not known | |
| Home Address | 7 Firpark Terrace, Dennistoun, Glasgow | |
| Glasgow Necropolis | Compartment Quintus Lair not known | |
| Other Memorials | Scottish National War Memorial | |
| Other Information | Lacking a photograph of Charles we know, from his Service Record, that he was 5’ 8½” tall and weighed 140 pounds when he enlisted. He is described as having brown hair, blue eyes and a pale complexion with a scar on his forehead. | |
| 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 Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk), Findmypast (www.findmypast.co.uk). Commonwealth War Graves Commission – www.cwgc.org Family Search – www.familysearch.org The Long, Long Trail – http://www.1914-1918.net/ Scotlands People – www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk The Scottish War Memorials Project – www.warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com | |
Gallery
Chas Russell and Donald Campbell - Monument - Quintus Glasgow Necropolis
Credits
Compiled by Morag Fyfe, Historical and Genealogical Researcher for The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis.
