Cemetery: Basra Memorial
Country: Iraq
Area: Basra
Rank: Lance Corporal
Force: Army
Official Number: S/7616
Unit: 2nd Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Country of Service: British
Details: 21/01/16 Aged 28 Panel 25. Son of Henry and Annie McLaughlin, of 11, London Rd., Ashford; husband of Eliza Ann McLaughlin, of 4, Winterbach Cottages, Feltham Rd., Ashford, Middx. PLEASE NOTE: Basra Memorial was originally erected in the city of Basra but was dismantled and re-erected in the Desert by Saddam Hussein's regime. The panels were poorly fitted and in some cases have now been destroyed. Many names are obscured by cement or damaged. The Indians are not named as individuals but 'Other ranks'. If requesting a name on this memorial please be aware that it will not be in pristine condition.
Photograph by Sergeant Ian Forsyth - Army Media Ops