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James Gordon Tawse

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James Gordon Tawse

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment:
  • Service no: N/A
  • Rank: Captain
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Royal Field Artillery
  • Unit/Ship: 291st Brigade, 'D' Battery
  • Place of Death: France
  • Age at Death: 25
  • Date of Death: 15.04.1917
  • Burial Country: France
  • Cemetery: Achiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extention
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: I.A.2.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 1892
  • Place of Birth: Newtyle
  • Address:
  • Occupation: Director, M. & C. Hill Ltd, West Dudhope Mill, Dundee
  • Mother:

    Hannah M. Tawse

  • Father:

    James Tawse, “Homebank” Ellieslea Rd, Broughty Ferry

  • Siblings:

    George, born 1879, Edith, born 1882 & Arthur, born 1888

  • Spouse:
  • Children:

More about James Gordon Tawse

For reasons unknown this man is not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour, but is listed on St. Stephens Church, Broughty Ferry, Roll of Honour.

Gordon Tawse   Royal Field Artillery

DUNDEE OFFICER DIES OF WOUNDS.

Mr James Tawse, Homebank, Ellieslea Road, West Ferry, of the firm of Messrs Brown & Tawse iron merchants, Dundee, has received notification from the War Office that his youngest son, Captain J. Gordon Tawse, Royal Field Artillery, 2nd Highland Brigade, has died from wounds received in action during the fierce fighting of last week.

Captain Tawse was one of the Directors of M & C. Hill, Ltd, spinners, West Dudhope Mill, Dundee.

Dundee Courier 18th April 1917

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

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