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James Purgavie Young

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James Young (photo Peoples Journal)

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Glasgow
  • Service no: 12239
  • Rank: Private
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  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Black Watch
  • Unit/Ship: 9th Battalion
  • Place of Death: France
  • Age at Death: 27
  • Date of Death: 28.09.1917
  • Burial Country: France
  • Cemetery: Level Crossing Cemetery, Fampoux
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: I.D.9.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Perth
  • Address: 200 Perth Road, Dundee
  • Occupation:
  • Mother:

    Elizabeth Young, 200 Perth Rd, Dundee

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More about James Purgavie Young

James Young   12239   Black Watch

YOUNG—Killed in action, on 25th September, Private James Young, Black Watch, eldest son of Mrs Young, 200 Perth Road, Dundee.

Dundee Peoples Journal 13th October 1917

Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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