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Lieutenant JAMES ALEXANDER GARVIE

Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Own Scottish Borderers

2nd Bn.

Date of Death

Died 21 August 1918

Age 22 years old

Buried or commemorated at

GOMMECOURT BRITISH CEMETERY NO.2, HEBUTERNE

II. H. 16.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Military Cross
  • Additional Info Son of William A. Garvie, of 28, Rosemount Avenue, Toronto, Canada. Born at Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Personal Inscription TIME SOFTENS GRIEF TO A TENDER MEMORY
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Buried or commemorated at

GOMMECOURT BRITISH CEMETERY NO.2, HEBUTERNE
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 1356
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