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Willie McRae (18 May 1923 – 7 April 1985) was a Scottish lawyer, orator, naval officer, politician and anti-nuclear campaigner. In the Second World War he served in the British Army and then the Royal Indian Navy. He supported the Indian independence movement and for much of his life was active in the Scottish National Party (SNP).
Apr 5, 2015 · New evidence has emerged that answers key questions about what happened to McRae, a lawyer and former SNP vice-chairman, who was found unconscious in his crashed car off the A87 near...
Mar 27, 1995 · Ten years ago Willie McRae, prominent Glasgow lawyer and a senior Scottish Nationalist, was found dying in his crashed Volvo by the lonely A87, on a Saturday morning early in April.
- The Herald Staff
Mar 20, 2012 · A condensing of a documentary about the mysterious death of the lawyer, SNP activist, former SNP Vice Chairman, and prominent anti-nuclear campaigner Willie MacRae.
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Jun 7, 2021 · THE death of Willie McRae following a car crash in a remote part of Scotland is one of the most enduring mysteries of the last four decades. Despite a serious fire in his Glasgow flat on Good Friday, 1985, McRae later made the 175-mile drive to his holiday home in Dornie, Ross-shire.
- Norman Silvester
William MacRae was born September 9, 1834, in Wilmington, NC a son of General Alexander MacRae and Anna Jane Martin MacRae. His family was descended from the clan MacRae, of Rosshire, Scotland. MacRae was educated in civil engineering. He was working in the profession at Monroe, NC when the Civil War broke out. [1][2]
Apr 3, 2016 · VITAL evidence on the mysterious death of SNP activist and campaigner Willie McRae – including the gun that killed him – is inexplicably missing from police files, the Sunday Herald can reveal.
