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James Purgavie Young
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Glasgow
- Service no: 12239
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- 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
- Father:
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
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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