William Brechin
| Rank | Private S/12185 |  |
| Medals | 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal | |
| Regiment | Cameron Highlanders, 5th Battalion | |
| Military Service | 1915 Served in France from 10 May. Wounded on 7 August and died the same day. | |
| Born | 6 September 1877 Glasgow | |
| Death | 7th August 1915 | |
| Circumstances of Death | Killed in action | |
| Age | 37 | |
| Burial | Pont-Du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, VI. E. 6 Brechin was originally buried in Indian Village Graveyard No. 1 when he died but in 1920 this graveyard was cleared and the bodies reburied in Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery. | |
| CWGC Information | Son of William and Mary Brechin, of Glasgow. | |
| Parents | William Brechin (c1842-1919) & Mary Allan (c1848-1937) | |
| Father's Occupation | Master Flesher | |
| Siblings | James (1871-1875), Thomas (1874-), Euphemia (c1876-), John (c1880-), Hugh (c1882-), Agnes (1882-1883), Robert (1884-1886), Mary (c1886-), Janet (c1889-) | |
| Spouse | Unmarried | |
| Education | High School of Glasgow | |
| Occupation | Stockbroker’s clerk, Gow Brothers & Gemmell, 86 St Vincent Street, Glasgow | |
| 1881 Census | 125 Douglas Street, Glasgow | |
| 1891 Census | Bruce Road, Kinning Park | |
| 1901 Census | 2 Bruce Street, Kinning Park | |
| 1911 Census | 2 Bruce Road, Pollokshields | |
| Glasgow Necropolis | Compartment Upsilon Lair 164 | |
| Other Memorials | Scottish National War Memorial High School of Glasgow War Memorial Pollokshields Parish Church | |
| Other Information | Cousin of 2nd Lieut Robert Hood Brechin who died 30 September 1916 and a member of the family who owned Brechin Brothers, Butchers, a well known chain of butcher shops in Glasgow and the surrounding district. | |
| 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 The High School of Glasgow, Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk), and Findmypast (www.findmypast.co.uk), Commonwealth War Graves Commission – www.cwgc.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
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Gallery
William Brechin - Upsilon Glasgow Necropolis
Credits
Compiled by Morag Fyfe, Historical and Genealogical Researcher for The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis.
