George Madden
Rank: Private
Service No: S/21027
Place of Birth: Kilmarnock
Date of Death: 25/12/1917
Theatre of Death: Home
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders (Depot)
Cemetery: Rutherglen Cemetery
Rutherglen Lore information: Sons of David Madden, 278 King Street, Rutherglen.
Soldier’s Effects information: Father David Madden.
1901 census information:
Address: 22 Princes Street, Kilmarnock.
Father: David (26) night scavenger, born about 1875 in Rutherglen.
Mother: Susan (29) born about 1872 in Kilmarnock.
Brother: Robert (5) born about 1896 in Kilmarnock.
Self: George (3) born about 1898 in Kilmarnock.
Brother: Joseph (2) born about 1899 in Kilmarnock.
Brother: Stewart (4 months) born about 1901 in Kilmarnock.
Newspaper transcript – Private G. Madden, Rutherglen. Intimation has been received by Mr and Mrs David Madden, 278 King Street, Rutherglen, that their son, Private George Madden, Seaforth, died of wounds in hospital on December 25. He was 30 years of age, joined the Army last March and was previously employed with Messrs William Chalmers and Son, Broomloan Shipyard, Rutherglen.
Headstone transcription – S/21017 Private G. Madden Seaforth Highlanders 25th December 1917.
*Brother of Robert Madden