Tuesday, 3 June 2014

James Walsh

On Cumnock War Memorial he is down as Pte James Welsh, Royal Scots but I think he is James Walsh of the RSF.



Name: James Walsh
Birth Place: Old Cumnock, Ayrshire
Residence: Rankinston, Ayrshire
Death Date: 30 Dec 1915
Death Location: Gallipoli
Enlistment Location: Dam Park, Ayrshire
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion: 1/5th Battalion
Number: 7332
Type of Casualty: Died of wounds
Theatre of War: Balkan Theatre






He was the son of Patrick Walsh and Theresa McAllister born on 27th June 1894 at Longhouse, Cumnock

1901 census
Old Longhouse

Patrick Walsh             58 fireman steam boilers b Ennis, Co Clare. Ireland
Theresa Walsh             37
Mary Walsh             10
James Walsh             6
Charles Walsh             4
Thomas Walsh             10 Months
rest b Cumnock

Cumnock Connections tree

CWGC

He is commemorated on the Helles War Memorial, Turkey and on Cumnock War Memorial.

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