Le Cateau

Commemorating the Fallen of WW1

Today we remember …

26th August 1914. Arthur MacLean, G Social, 1900. Lt, 2nd Bn, Argyll & Sutherland HighlandersHe married Enid Mackintosh in 1912. They had one daughter.He was missing after the Battle of Le Cateau in August 1914. It was later confirmed: “is now officially reported from the German Government as “dead, burial place unknown.” Captain MacLean, of Aidgour, in a letter from Torgau, said he feared there was no doubt that Lieutenant MacLean was killed at Le Cateau, as he heard from his men later in the day that he was hit more than once leading his men to the trenches under heavy shell fire.”

Arthur MacLean, Lt, 2nd Bn, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders.  Missing 26 August 1914

Arthur MacLean, Lt, 2nd Bn, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Missing 26 August 1914