Peter McVicar (1889-1917)
From Scotland, served with 1st/5th Battalion DLI, killed in action at Arras
Peter McVicar, the son of Niven and Jane McVicar, was born in Kirkmichael-Glassary, Argyllshire in 1889. He had one brother & four sisters.
He joined the Argyll Mountain Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, at Rothesay and was later transferred to the 1st/5th Battalion Durham Light Infantry, where he rose to the rank of Lance-Corporal.
Peter McVicar was killed in action on 23 April 1917 at the Battle of Arras. He is commemorated on the Arras and Rothesay, Isle of Bute, 1914-1918 Memorials, and in the Durham Cathedral and St Thomas’ Church, Stockton-on-Tees, Books of Remembrance.
Birth date: 1889
Death date: 23-Apr-1917
Armed force/civilian: Army
Residence: West Kames, Glassary, Scotland (1891 census)
No 1 Cottage, Kames, Kirkmichael-Glassary, Argyllshire, Scotland (1901 census)
Family: Father: Niven McVicar
Mother: Jane McVicar (nee Dewar)
Siblings: Margaret, Sarah, Archibald, Christina & Mary McVicar
Military service:
Joined the Argyll Mountain Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, as 1410 Private
Later enlisted at Rothesay in 1st/5th Battalion DLI, as 204478 Lance Corporal
Medal(s): British War Medal, Victory Medal
Memorial(s): Arras Memorial, Bay 8
Durham Cathedral Book of Remembrance
Rothesay, Isle of Bute 1914-1918 War memorial
St Thomas’ Church, Stockton-on-Tees 5th DLI Book of Remembrance 1914-1918
Gender: Male
Contributed by John Edwards
