Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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James Watson Lawson
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Glasgow
- Service no: 12685
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Royal Scots
- Unit/Ship: 12th Battalion
- Place of Death: Belgium
- Age at Death: 30
- Date of Death: 19.09.1917
- Burial Country: Belgium
- Cemetery: Tyne Cot Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: XLV.B.9.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 247 Blackness Rd, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Isabella Lawson, 247 Blackness Rd, Dundee
- Father:
Andrew Lawson, 247, Blackness Rd, Dundee
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about James Watson Lawson
James Watson Lawson 12685 Royal Scots
LAWSON___Killed in action, on the 20th September, Private James W. Lawson, Royal Scots, aged 30, fourth son of Mr and Mrs A. Lawson, 247 Blackness Road, Dundee.
Dundee People’s Journal 6th October 1917
Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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