Corporal John Angus "Angus" McLelland

1874 - 1917  (42 years)

• Name	John Angus "Angus" McLelland
  Prefix	Corporal
  Born	16 Dec 1874	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	war, military, story
  Military	WW1  [1, 2]
  		McLelland,JohnAngus-WW1.jpg
  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, Corporal,
  Occupation	1916	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	machinist
  Misfortune	1917
  	Killed in WW1
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-179446
  Died	15 Aug 1917	west of, Lens, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France   [2]
  Buried	Vimy Memorial, , Pas De Calais, France
  Person ID	I179446	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Malcolm McLelland,   b. May 1835, , Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Sarah McEachon,   b. Sep 1851, , Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F221706	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Josephine Kurtz,   b. 1880, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	9 Sep 1902	Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F44301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Angus John McLelland The Canadian Virtual War Memorial - Veterans Affairs Canada. (2016). Veterans.gc.ca. Retrieved 16 May 2016, from https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1571362

  
  

• Notes

  ...Angus John McLelland, son of Malcolm and Sarah McLelland, was born in Hespeler in 1874. The census of 1911 shows him living on Queen Street in Guelph with his wife, Josephine, and four children. McLelland worked at various jobs in Guelph, and at one time belonged to the fire department. At the time of his enlistment in March 1916, he lived on Nottingham Street and was 41 years old. His youngest child was eight. McLelland joined the 87th Infantry as a private and was eventually promoted to corporal....Ewart Berry and Angus McLelland were killed in action on Aug. 15. McLelland's wife and children were visiting in Hespeler when the telegram reached Guelph on Aug. 31, and a relative had to relay the awful news. Gen. Haig didn't follow up on the amazing capture of Hill 70. Instead, he sent the Canadians to Passchendaele. Lens remained in German hands for another year. The names of Gibbs, Keys, Pearson, Poulton, Berry, McLelland and others would be inscribed on the Guelph Cenotaph for their sacrifice in what Haig called "one of the finest minor operations of the war." Guelph soldiers gave their lives in 'Minor Operations'. (2016). Guelphmercury.com. Retrieved 16 May 2016, from https://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/5276697-guelph-soldiers-gave-their-lives-in-minor-operations-/

  
  

• Sources

  [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. Angus John Mclelland Birth Date: 15 Dec 1874 Birth Location: Hespeler, Ontario Residence: Guelph Relative: Josephine McLelland Relationship: Wife Regiment Number: 178259 [S2443] Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948. Angus John McLellan Death Date: 15 Aug 1917 Rank: Corporal Unit: 87th Battalion Service number: 178259 Killed in Action, Attack west of Lens [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Dec 1874 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 9 Sep 1902 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Occupation - machinist - 1916 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Aug 1917 - west of, Lens, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Buried - - Vimy Memorial, , Pas De Calais, France  = Link to Google Earth