George Taylor Mack

Killed in Action on the 31/10/1918 during action at Tieghem (part of the Final Advance in Flanders)

George enlisted in the 1/1st Lanarkshire Yeomanry (608) and sailed for Gallipoli in September 1915 and landed at Cape Helles on the 11/10/1915. It now came under the command of the 52nd (Lowland) Division. After being evacuated from Gallipoli in late 1915 the Regiment went via Mudros (a port on the island of Lemnos) to Egypt, arriving on the 07/02/1916. It now came under orders of the 1st Dismounted Brigade. On the 16/10/1916 the Brigade was broken up and the Regiment went to the 2nd Dismounted Brigade. The Regiment merged with the Ayrshire Yeomanry to form the 12th (Ayr and Lanark) Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers on the 04/01/1917. This new unit came under orders of the 229th Infantry Brigade, 74th (Yeomanry) Division. The Regiment went to France with the rest of the Division in May 1918. On the 21/06/1918 the Regiment was transferred to 94th Infantry Brigade of the 31st Division. George was Killed in Action just days before Armistice talks got under way after over 3 years service. He fell during the action of Tieghem on the 31/10/1918 which was part of the Final Advance in Flanders : 28th September-11th November 1918. The British Second Army and Belgian Army combine and finally break out of the Ypres salient. More ground is gained in a day than was gained in the entire Passchendaele offensive of a year before. George is also remembered at the Family Plot in Old Monkland Cemetery (see photos). See photos for George's Medal Index Card, his Army Register of Soldiers Effects, his Service Medal and Award Rolls, his CWGC Grave Registration x 2, his Headstone Report x 3, Vichte Military Cemetery, the Lanarkshire Yeomanry Cap Badge, the Royal Scots Fusiliers Cap Badge and George's Pension Records x 2. George's grave inscription reads "EVER REMEMBERED". Finally see photos for a poem from his family printed on cloth courtesy of the Ayrshire Post. This also contains another photo of George. A big thank you for Liz Tait who sent me this.