Walter Alexander Cliff-McCullochAge: 30 years1886–1916
- Name
- Walter Alexander Cliff-McCulloch
- Given names
- Walter Alexander
- Surname
- Cliff-McCulloch
| Birth | http://www.gatehouse-folk.org.uk/ww1.asp?offset=45 1886 33 33 |
| Birth of a brother | Adam Edward Cliff-McCulloch 25 January 1891 (Age 5 years) |
| Residence | Relation to Head of House: Son 1891 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a mother | Janet McCulloch Brown 28 March 1911 (Age 25 years) |
| Military service | Trooper Walter Cliff-McCulloch enlisted with the New Zealand Forces on 6th August 1914. He was later commissioned as a lieutenant with the Royal Irish Rifles. He was killed in action in February 1916 at Vermelles, France. 6 August 1914 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a father | Edward Adam Cliff 30 August 1915 (Age 29 years) |
| Death | Gatehouse Parish Church Memorial (originally in Anwoth Church) : To the memory of Walter Alexander Cliff-McCulloch Lieutenant VII Royal Irish Rifles. Being engaged in sheep farming in New Zealand at the outbreak of war, he was among the very first to offer 26 February 1916 (Age 30 years) |
| Burial | Gravestone at Kirkclaugh private cemetery: ‘...and their 3rd son Walter Alexander Cliff-McCulloch, Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles, killed in action in France on the 27th February 1916, and buried in the British Cemetery at Vermelles. 29 years. Grave: II.F.1 February 1916 (Age 30 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Edward Adam Cliff Birth: April 1852 — West Derby, Lancashire, England Death: 30 August 1915 — Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
| mother |
Janet McCulloch Brown Birth: 1853 38 35 Death: http://www.gatehouse-folk.org.uk/ww1.asp?offset=45 — 28 March 1911 — Anwoth, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
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Marriage: 1878 — Lochrutton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
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Marriage: 1878 — |
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3 years elder brother |
William Edward Cliff-McCulloch Birth: 1880 27 27 — Kirkclaugh Death: 1957 |
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4 years elder brother |
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3 years elder sister |
Janet McCulloch Cliff-McCulloch Birth: 1885 32 32 |
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2 years himself |
Walter Alexander Cliff-McCulloch Birth: http://www.gatehouse-folk.org.uk/ww1.asp?offset=45 — 1886 33 33 — England Death: Gatehouse Parish Church Memorial (originally in Anwoth Church) : To the memory of Walter Alexander Cliff-McCulloch Lieutenant VII Royal Irish Rifles. Being engaged in sheep farming in New Zealand at the outbreak of war, he was among the very first to offer — 26 February 1916 — Vermelles, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France |
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5 years younger brother |
Adam Edward Cliff-McCulloch Birth: http://www.gatehouse-folk.org.uk/ww1.asp?offset=45 — 25 January 1891 38 38 — Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Death: about 1970 |
| Media object | WW1 033 Cliff McCulloch Anwoth Memorial orig Format: application/octet-stream Type: Other |