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Military Information

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  • Rank: Able Seaman
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  • Regiment/Service: S.S. Churston
  • Unit/Ship: Mercantile Marine
  • Place of Death: HM Hospital Ship Plassy
  • Age at Death: 69
  • Date of Death: 01/05/1915
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Personal Information

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  • Address: 15 Hunter Street, Dundee
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    Mrs Rattray of 15 Hunter Street, Dundee

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More about James Rattray

James Rattray was the husband of Mrs Rattray of 15 Hunter Street, Dundee. He died from burns onboard HM Hospital Ship Plassy after an accident onboard the collier SS Churston in Scapa Flow, Orkney on 29 April 1915. His death was commemorated in the Peoples Journal in May 1916 and his age given as 69. His age was shown as 58 in Deaths at Sea Records and the SS Churston Crew List for 1915.

Information supplied by Iain Stewart and Iain Birnie

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