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James Small Birks

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James Pension Record (image courtesy of WFA)

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Perth
  • Service no: 3/3350
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Black Watch
  • Unit/Ship: 2nd Battalion
  • Place of Death: France
  • Age at Death: 37
  • Date of Death: 12.03.1915
  • Burial Country: France
  • Cemetery: Merville Communal Cemetery
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: I.M.3.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address: 13 Pennycook Lane, Dundee
  • Occupation:
  • Mother:
  • Father:
  • Siblings:

    William

  • Spouse:

    Eliza Fraser Birks, 13 Pennycook Lane, Dundee

  • Children:

    Magdalene, 20.06.1908 & Jennie, born 20.11.1911

More about James Small Birks

James was the brother of Pte William Birks, 3314, 1st Battalion Black Watch

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