We remember James Purves

We remember James Purves

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1893
birth Musselburgh United Kingdom Source:8545467 Source:8545468 1893
1915
dates Age 22 Source:8545467 22nd May 1915
1915
location 190 New Street, Musselburgh, Midlothian United Kingdom Source:8546388 22nd May 1915
enlistment Leith United Kingdom Source:8545468
service British Army Private 2736 Royal Scots 7th Battalion Source:8545467
1915
death Injuries received in Railway Collision. Quintinshill, Gretna Parish, Dumfriesshire United Kingdom Source:8545467 Source:8546833 22nd May 1915
burial Inveresk Parish Churchyard CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Midlothian United Kingdom C. 875. Source:8545467

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names James
Initials J
Last Name Purves
Source 8545465
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
190 New Street, Musselburgh, Midlothian United Kingdom known 22nd May 1915
Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 2736 Royal Scots 7th Battalion Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Margaret mother
George Purves father

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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
Quintinshill Roll of Honour Yvonne27542
Register of Corrected Death Registration Entries for soldiers’ deaths in the Quintinshill Disaster Yvonne27542

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