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.

Monday, 21 July 2014

James Wilson

James Wilson was born 31st January 1896, the youngest son of farmer Andrew Wilson and Margaret McCririck of Meikle Auchengilsie Farm in Cumnock parish.


Name: James Wilson
Birth Place: Cumnock, Ayrshire
Residence: Old Cumnock, Ayrshire
Death Date: 3 May 1917
Death Place: France and Flanders
Enlistment Place: Ayr
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Scots Fusiliers
Battalion: 1st Battalion
Regimental Number: 41059
Type of Casualty: Died
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre


His service record survives. He was 20 when he enlisted and a millwright engineer of Auchengilsie, Old Cumnock. He was unmarried and his mother Maggie was his next-of-kin.

Cumnock Connections tree


CWGC  tells us he on the Arras War memorial

On Cumnock Memorial he is recorded as Trooper James S Wilson of Ayrshire Yeomanry

Here's the family gravestone in Cumnock New Cemetery

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