| Surname | McKay | | | |
| First Name(s) | Hector | | | |
| Place of Birth | Dundee, Scotland | | | |
| Club(s) | Aberdeen
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| Service | British Army | | | |
| Rank | Private | | | |
| Service Number | 7977 | | | |
| Previous Service Number(s) | - | | | |
| Regiment or Corps | Gordon Highlanders | | | |
| Unit(s) | 1st Battalion | | | |
| Previous Regiment(s) or Corps | - | | | |
| Unit(s) | - | | | |
| Type of Casualty (If applicable) | - | | | |
| Theatre of War (If applicable) | - | | | |
| Date of Death (If applicable) | - | | | |
| Place of Death (If applicable) | - | | | |
| Place of Burial/Commemoration (If applicable) | - | | | |
| Grave/Memorial Reference (If applicable) | - | | | |
| Grave Photograph | - | | | |
| Awards and Decorations | - | | | |
| Citation(s) | - | | | |
| Supplementary Notes | Prisoner of War 1914 | | | |