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.

Sunday, 4 May 2014

James Hunter

Acting Lance Corporal James Hunter of the RSF was killed in action in Egypt on 4th August 1916. He was 28 years old.

He was born on the14th November 1888 in Holmhead (at that time in the parish of Auchinleck) to potter Joseph Hunter and his wife Janet Harper from Clackmannanshire.

Cumnock Chronicle

1891 census
Glaisnock St, Cumnock
Joseph Hunter             36
Janet Hunter             38
Joseph Hunter             6
Christina Hunter             4 b Kilmarnock
James Hunter             2 b Auchinleck

1901 census,
Portobello, Edinburgh tower st
Joseph Hunter             46 potter b Clackmannan
Janet H Hunter             47
Joseph Hunter             17
James Hunter             12 b Cumnock
Elizabeth Hunter             8
Alexander Harper             59
Joseph Hilcot             68

on Cumnock Connections tree

CWGC
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