James W. Emslie

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Perth
  • Service no: 202779
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Black Watch
  • Unit/Ship: 8th Battalion
  • Place of Death:
  • Age at Death:
  • Date of Death: 15.05.1918
  • Burial Country: England
  • Cemetery: Bordon Military Cemetery, Hampshire
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: Pres. C. 19.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Brechin
  • Address: 64 Hilltown Dundee
  • Occupation: Paper Mill Worker
  • Mother:
  • Father:
  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:

    Williamina Emslie, 64 Hilltown, Dundee

  • Children:

More about James W. Emslie

James Emslie   202779   Black Watch

Died of Wounds.

Private James Emslie, Black Watch, whose sisters reside in Union Street, Brechin – formerly employed in the paper mill.

Dundee Courier 22nd May 1918

Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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