We remember James Mcgilchrist Alexander

We remember James Mcgilchrist Alexander

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Timeline

Timeline

1893
birth Rattray, Perthshire United Kingdom Source:8622056 Source:8622055 1893
enlistment Blairgowrie, Perthshire United Kingdom Source:8622055
service British Army Corporal 2nd 1025 Royal Highlanders Source:10422
service British Army Serjeant 265048 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 6th (Perth) Battalion (Territorial) Source:8622055
1917
death DIED AT SEA ( DROWNED ON BOARD THE TORPEDOED HOSPITAL SHIP LANFRANC ) Source:8622055 Source:8622056 17th April 1917
burial Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Southampton United Kingdom Source:8622056

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names James Mcgilchrist
Initials JM
Last Name Alexander,
Source 8622056
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 1025 Royal Highlanders Corporal 2nd
British Army 265048 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 6th (Perth) Battalion (Territorial) Serjeant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
MM British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Annie Alexander mother
James Alexander father

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Communities

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Evidence

Evidence

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Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Ann39898
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Ann39898

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