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James William Drinkwater

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James Gravemarker (image courtesy of MrBob, findagrave.com)

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Dundee
  • Service no: 7961
  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Gordon Highlanders
  • Unit/Ship: 2nd Battalion
  • Place of Death: France
  • Age at Death: 28
  • Date of Death: 28.09.1915
  • Burial Country: France
  • Cemetery: St. Venant Communal Cemetery
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: II.A.6.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Guernsey, Channel Islands
  • Address: Tealing
  • Occupation: Drummer
  • Mother:

    Catherine Drinkwater, Whitfield, Dundee

  • Father:

    William John Drinkwater, Whitfield, Dundee

  • Siblings:

    Henrietta

  • Spouse:
  • Children:

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