Private · British Army · 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots
1898–1918 | Aged 20
Died: 23 August 1918
Remembered at: Vis-en-Artois Memorial, France
Edward McLaughlin grew up in Fauldhouse, West Lothian, Scotland. He was the eldest son of James and Mary McLaughlin.
Edward joined the Royal Scots and served in France during the final year of the First World War. On 23 August 1918, he was killed in action near the French village of Gomiécourt. He was just 20 years old.
Although his life was cut tragically short, Edward’s memory survived through generations of his family. His nephew later shared his photograph with a remembrance archive.
Source: Vis-en-Artois Roll of Honour, Remembering the Fallen.