Introduction

In 2014 the centenary of the outbreak of World War One, Cumnock History Group began researching the names on the Cumnock War Memorial plus other men and women with Cumnock connections mentioned on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or in the Cumnock Chronicle of the time. The research is not limited to those who died but also to men and women who served, using family history information.

The group would like to appeal to individuals with knowledge of family members for photographs of the soldier, either in uniform or not, and photos of medals or other memorabilia eg letters sent home from the Front. If you would be prepared to share these on this site, please email the web manager info@cumnockhistorygroup.org The group is willing to share any copies of documents found with the soldier's descendants.

Wednesday 2 April 2014

Corporal James Lennox

James Lennox was born in Maybole in 1891. His father Alexander was a rural postman.

In 1901 the family are at Elbow Lane in Cumnock
Alexander Lennox 34 insurance agent b Kirkmichael
Elizabeth Lennox 35 b Kirkmichael
Thomas Lennox 14 coal miner shiftman
John Lennox 11
James Lennox 9
Jeanie Lennox 5
Alexander Lennox 3
Alfred Lennox 11 Mo
children all born Maybole

James enlisted on the RSF and was serving in the 7th Battalion when he was killed in action  in France on the 27th February 1916.



 The Glasgow Evening Times had published this:-


Evening Times




See his family on Cumnock Connections tree

and his record on CWGC

He is remembered on Cumnock War Memorial and the Loos Memorial
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