MCMICHAEL John Douglas Wyld

  • First Name(s):
    John 
    Douglas 
    Wyld 
  • Surname:
    MCMICHAEL
  • Service Number:
    Unknown
  • Rank:

    Second Lieutenant

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    3rd Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    23rd May 1916
  • Age At Death:
    24
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi, France, Grave II. C. 18.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Douglas McMichael, J.P., and Susan (his wife), of Alvechurch, Worcestershire

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MCMICHAEL John Douglas Wyld Is Named On These Memorials

Alvechurch St Laurence Church WW1 Memorial

Further Information About MCMICHAEL John Douglas Wyld

Identified as the Scoutmaster of Alvechurch Troop by Mike Dawson.

Extract from “The Worcestershire Regiment in the Great War” by Captain H. FitzM. Stacke of the Regiment, 1928, p155:
Crater fighting on Vimy Ridge
April 28th 1916 The defence was inspired by 2nd Lieutenant JDW McMichael.

p157:
Fighting on Vimy Ridge
The day’s work had cost the Battalion dear – nearly a hundred in all including the gallant 2nd Lieutenant McMichael.

The following information has been researched by Sandra Taylor:
Berrow’s Worcester Journal, Saturday 3rd June 1916:
Sec.-Lt. J.D.W. McMichael Killed
Second Lieutenant J. D. W. McMichael, Worcestershire Regiment, who has fallen in action, was a son of Mr D. McMichael, of Alvechurch. He enlisted shortly after the outbreak of war. A few weeks ago he was wounded, but made a quick recovery and re-joined his regiment.

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Credits: Researched by Anne Humphries.