2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers (British Army)
Died:
29/09/1915 (Killed in Action)
Age:
Summary
William J Mawhinnie was the son of William John and Eliza McWhinney. William was born about 1887 in Ballynafie, a townland just south east of Portglenone on the Antrim side of the river. William Mawhinnie enlisted in Scotland. Private William Mawhinnie was serving with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers when he was killed in action on Wednesday 29th September 1915. Newspaper reports confirm that his wife and family resided in Scotland
Further Information
William J Mawhinnie was the son of William John and Eliza McWhinney. They married about 1881.
William was born about 1887 in Ballynafie, a townland just south east of Portglenone on the Antrim side of the river.
The family name has many different spelling connotations - McWhinney, Mawhinney, Mewhinney and Mawhinnie to name but a few. The CWGC version will be used for simplicity.
Family: Eliza Mawhinnie, William John Mawhinnie, Mary J Mawhinnie (born about 1884), William Mawhinnie (born about 1887).
The 1901 census lists William as age 14 living with the family at house 27 in Ballynafie, Ahoghill, County Antrim. William was still at school. They were a farming family.
The 1911 census does not list William as living with the family at house 11 in Ballynafie.
William Mawhinnie enlisted in Scotland.
Private William Mawhinnie was serving with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers when he was killed in action on Wednesday 29th September 1915.
From the Belfast Newsletter dated 13th October 1915:
Mr John Mawhinney, Ballynafie, Portglenone, has received official intimation that his son, Private William John Mawhinney, 2nd Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers, has been killed in action. Private Mawhinney enlisted in Scotland, where his wife and family reside.
Newspaper reports confirm that his wife and family resided in Scotland
Private William J Mawhinnie has no known grave and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres.
