In Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, France is the Commonwealth War Grave of 34192 Private Abraham McLean, M.M., serving with the 8th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers who died 15/02/1918.

He was the husband of M.J. McLean of 102 Juliet Street, Hirst, Ashington.

Soldiers Died in the Great War states that he was born in Cambridge and enlisted in Alnwick.

Morpeth Herald 03/03/1922 reports the presentation of silver cups to ten additional employees who had served, plus to the relatives of those who died, including Abraham McLean, “102 Juliet Street – M.M. for gallantry, initiative and devotion to duty at St. Elie on 2nd and 6th February 1918.”

Acknowledgments Margaret Allison.

Abraham McLean is remembered in Ashington on A17.01 (A17.27) and A17.43