Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Irvine Cemetery | D. 217. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.129 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 27D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Distinguished Service Order Medicinae Baccalaureus | ||
Family :
He married Janet Breckenridge on 17th August 1899, she was from Irvine, Scotland and was the daughter of William Breckenridge who was a timber merchant and later, Irvine's Provost.Education & Career :
William was educated at the Irvine Royal Academy, where he was a medallist; and at Glasgow University, where he graduated M.B., C.M. in 1892 or 1894. Three years later he settled in Birmingham as assistant in a practice which he eventually bought.
Surgeon (1911)
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 1st South Midland Field Ambulance |
| Action : Natural Causes |
Natural causes is attributed those deaths due to causes that were not directly associated with the war. Included in this are wartime deaths resulting from, for example, theSpanish Influenza pandemic and its associated pneumonia problems and other attributions such as age and exhaustion. It also groups those who through Post Traumatic Stress committed suicide as a result of their experiences.
reported as having died on service, in the casualty list published on 10th July, 1918. He held a Commission in tho 1st South Midland (Birmingham) Field Ambulance, in which he attained the rank of Major on 26th August, 1914, and had been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel during the war.
In 1908 he joined the R.A.M.C. (T.F.) - 1st South Midland Divisional Field Ambulance. On the outbreak of war he was mobilized with the Territorial Force and given the rank of Major. He entered the war in France on 29th March 1915 serving with the 1/1st South Midland Field Ambulance, B Section. In 1917, he was given command of the unit and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He went with his unit to Italy in November 1917 and was stationed for some time in the neighbourhood of Vicenza, his name being included in the New Years Honours list.
In April he was invalided home and underwent an operation from which he never fully recovered. William died in the 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham. He was the elder surviving son of William McCall of Irvine, Ayrshire. He was married, and had one son and two daughters of 130 Hamstead Road, Birmingham.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Alma Mater No. 1644 E.C. | Warwickshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
11th October 1912 | 6th December 1912 | 13th March 1913 |
Senior Deacon
3 Years of War Service Noted in the ledger at the United Grand Lodge of England before the annotation "Died June/18"
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley