McTear, Hugh
Private
No. 12013, 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry
Died of wounds on Monday 17 May 1915 (aged 20)
No known grave
Commemorated:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Le Touret Memorial, France (Panel 37 and 38)
BIOGRAPHY
In some records his surname is spelt McTier, and in others, McTeer.
In the Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914 – 1919 database it is recorded that Private Hugh McTear (No. 12013) was born in Glasgow and lived in Newtownards.
In the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Debt of Honour Website it is recorded that Private Hugh McTear (No. 12013) was a son of Daniel McTear of 4 Kennel Lane, Newtownards and the late Mrs McTear.
Private Hugh McTear (No. 12013) served with the 1st Battalion Highland Light Infantry and he was 20 when he died of wounds on 17 May 1915.
Private Hugh McTear (No. 12013) has no known grave and he is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial in France.
Hugh McTear was born at 2.30 am on 31 July 1894 at 135 Reid Street, Glasgow and he was a son of Daniel and Elizabeth McTear (nee Hendry, sometimes Henry) who were married on 11 July 1889 at 48 Rumford Street, Glasgow, according to the forms of the Evangelical Union Church. Daniel McTear (aged 24), a pattern weaver was a son of Hugh and Mary Anne McTear (nee Lundie). Elizabeth Hendry (aged 19) was a daughter of Thomas and Sarah Hendry (nee O’Brien).
Daniel and Elizabeth McTear (nee Hendry) had at least four children:
William John (born 1891 registered at Bridgeton; died 1891 registered at Bridgeton)
Daniel (born 1892 registered at Bridgeton)
Hugh (born 31 July 1894 at 135 Reid Street, Glasgow)
Samuel (born 1896 registered at Ayr)
In 1891 the McTear family lived at 62 Muslin Street, Barony, Bridgeton, Lanarkshire.
In 1901 Elizabeth McTear (nee Hendry, aged 31) was an inmate in Barnhill Poorhouse, Glasgow.
In 1901 Daniel McTear (aged 9) was an inmate in the City Poorhouse, 322 Parliamentary Road, Glasgow.
In 1901 Hugh McTear (aged 7) was an inmate in the City Poorhouse, 322 Parliamentary Road, Glasgow.
In 1901 Samuel McTear (aged 4) was an inmate in Barnhill Poorhouse, Glasgow.
Their mother, Elizabeth McTear (nee Hendry, aged 37) died of acute gastritis on 21 June 1907 at Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow. It was noted that she was the wife of Daniel McTear, the daughter of Thomas and Sarah Hendry (nee O’Bryan, sometimes O’Brien), and her death was registered by her brother, David Hendry.
Thomas Hendry and Sarah O’Bryan were married on 30 August 1869 in High Church, Glasgow.
In 1881 they were living at 126 Reid Street, Barony, Bridgeton, Lanarkshire with five children – Elizabeth (aged 11, Mary (aged 9), David (aged 6), Martha (aged 4), and Sarah (aged 0).
In 1911 Margaret Hendry (aged 17), a chocolate packer, and Hugh McTear (aged 16) a surface labourer, were both boarding with David and Mary Hendry at 42 Barnhill Street, Glasgow.
In 1912 Hugh McTear joined the Highland Light Infantry, and in early 1914 he travelled aboard the HMT Rohilla to India.