James Mcgee Begg was born in 1882 in Cumnock to George Begg and Margaret Tannahill.
He was assistant to the City Engineer in Edmonton Alberta Canada when war broke out and he sailed home on the Mauritania on 20 Sep. from NewYork to Liverpool to enlist in the British Army. He claimed his fare back later from the army.
Enlisted 29 Oct 1914 in Glasgow in 1st Highland Field Company (royal engineers)
His next of kin Mrs George Begg Greenbank Cumnock. He was 32 years 8 months, 5 ft 9in, with a 36" chest.
He was promoted to Staff Sergeant and served the duration of the war.
He married Jean Meikle Baird in Muirkirk in 1918. Her address after marriage was Kaimshill, Muirkirk. They don't appear to have had any children.
Cumnock Connections tree
After the war he went back to Edmonton. He retired to Prestwick and died there in 1967.
Remembering WW1 soldiers with a connection to Cumnock in Ayrshire, Scotland, including those who survived and others not mentioned on the War Memorial. Researched by Cumnock History Group.
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