James Amess

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Dundee
  • Service no: 57546
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: King's Liverpool Regiment
  • Unit/Ship: 19th Battalion
  • Place of Death: France
  • Age at Death: 29
  • Date of Death: 08.05.1918
  • Burial Country: France
  • Cemetery: Esquelbecq Military Cemetery
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: I.C.30.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address:
  • Occupation:
  • Mother:

    Margaret Amess, Millbank, Stanley

  • Father:

    Stuart Amess, Millbank, Stanley

  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:
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More about James Amess

For reasons unknown James is not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour.

James Amess   57546   King’s Liverpool Regiment

AMESS―Died of wounds, on 8th inst., at casualty clearing station, Private James Amess, youngest son of the late Stuart Amess, Stanley.

Dundee Courier 15th May 1918

Information supplied by Gary Thomson, additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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