James a 27 year old pithead man of 41 Tower St Old Cumnock re-enlisted in 1916 having previously served 4 years in the Territorials. His service record survived.
He was born in Dalmellington to John Tennant and Hester Hawthorn.
He was married to Janet Young at Woodend in Cumnock in 1911 and had children John Murray Tennant 7 May 1913 and Margaret Young Tennant 5 May 1915 in Cumnock.
He served in France.
He suffered a gunshot wound to the right thigh in 1917 and was in hospital 47 days.
He was a gunner in the RFA
Cumnock Connections tree
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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