We remember James Allen Blair

We remember James Allen Blair

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1895
birth Edinburgh United Kingdom Source:8528972 Source:8521866 1895
1915
dates Age 20 Source:8528972 22nd May 1915
1915
location 97 Iona Street, Leith United Kingdom Source:8528960 22nd May 1915
employment Blacksmith (Apprentice) Source:8528972
enlistment Leith United Kingdom Source:8521866
service British Army Private 1200 Royal Scots 7th Battalion Source:8521863
1915
death Injuries received in Railway Collision (Body not identified) Quintinshill, Gretna Parish, Dumfriesshire United Kingdom Source:8521863 Source:8528983 Source:8528972 22nd May 1915
burial Edinburgh (rosebank) Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Edinburgh United Kingdom Memorial Ground - Gretna Railway Disaster Source:8521863
sibling Helen Blair Source:8547281
sibling William Blair Source:8547281
sibling Elizabeth Blair Source:8547281

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names James Allen
Initials JA
Last Name Blair
Source 8528972
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
97 Iona Street, Leith United Kingdom known 22nd May 1915
Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 1200 Royal Scots 7th Battalion Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elizabeth Sutherland mother
John Blair father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Helen Blair sister
William Blair brother
Elizabeth Blair sister

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Official Records

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Yvonne27542
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Yvonne27542

External Evidence

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List of those involved in the Gretna Rail Disaster Yvonne27542
Statutory Death Register (Scotland) Yvonne27542
Register of Corrected Death Registration Entries for soldiers’ deaths in the Quintinshill Disaster Yvonne27542
Quintinshill Roll of Honour Yvonne27542
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects Yvonne27542

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