We remember James Hope Byres

We remember James Hope Byres

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Timeline

Timeline

1891
birth United Kingdom Source:7531979 1891
1914
service British Army Private 200089 4th Royal Scots Bankers Company Source:7610559 August 1914
1917
commission Source:7610559 June 1917
1917
dates Age 26 Source:7610559 27th August 1917
education George Watson's College, Edinburgh Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom Source:7610559
employment Employee Commercial Bank of Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom Source:7610559
service British Army Lance Corporal 200089 4th Royal Scots Source:693013
service British Army Second Lieutenant 4th Royal Scots Source:693013
service British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots 13 Battalion Source:7610559
1917
death Killed by a sniper Belgium Source:7531979 Source:7610559 27th August 1917
burial Tyne Cot Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium Source:7531979

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names James Hope
Initials JH
Last Name Byres
Source 7531979
First Names James Hope
Initials JH
Last Name Byres
Source 7610559
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 200089 4th Royal Scots Lance Corporal
British Army 4th Royal Scots Second Lieutenant
British Army Royal Scots 13 Battalion Second Lieutenant
British Army 200089 4th Royal Scots Bankers Company Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elizabeth Hope Byres mother
George Byres father

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Evidence

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