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Below
is part of a military family history compiled by These pages, and the additional photos, were supplied by Alexander's sons, James, John and Paul, and reproduced here with their permission
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Alex 1915
The McLellan family 1915 Alex standing on left. (wounded with 21st Bttn) James standing rear. (killed in action with the 21st Bttn) Archie sitting in uniform (killed in action with the 38th Bttn) Aneas sitting in the front (wounded with the 7th Field Coy, RCE)
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kept a bee colony and he is shown above left in 1912 and on the right in 1914 tending to
his bees
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James
McLellan (brother) who was KIA with the 21st on Aug 8, 1918, on left and Alex McLellan on
right
In lower photo, two of Alex's brothers, James, on left and Aneas (Artillery, wounded Aug 29, 1918) on right |
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It would appear that the 2 photos above were taken in the same location on the same date, so it would seem that the 3 brothers were able to spend some time together before James was killed and both Alex and Aneas were wounded
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James McLellan on left and Alex McLellan on Right 1916 |
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McLellan as a Sgt in the 154th Battalion in 1917
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Alex
with the bear mascot of the 154th Battalion in Barriefield, 1916
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Alex as #3 platoon Sgt, 154th Bttn, on Aug 24, 1916 in Bramshot England
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 Alex
on leave in London 1916 with Sgt Ryan on left and Stan Eamer (a 21ster) on right |
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Alex on leave at Belfast Ireland Cave Hill in 1917
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Alex on leave in Kilarney February 4th 1918 (standing rear) |
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Alex in 1923 as a post war beekeeper
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Alex, post war, as a chicken farmer |
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Alex McLellan on right, with son Archie McLellan, RCAF Pilot 1944, leaving for the fray
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Alex McLellan and his wife Florence with their 10 children.
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 Alex McLellan in 1976, standing at his future gravesite at the Union Cemetary on the St. Lawrence River, near Long Sault, Ontario. He passed away Aug 16, 1987 |
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