James Scothern
Service Number
2870
Military Unit
1st Battalion
Date of birth
Date of Death
09 Nov 1914 (27 years old)
Place of Birth
Nottingham
Employment, Education or Hobbies
He was a railway porter in 1911.
- Family History
- Military History
- Extra Information
- Photographs
Family History
He was the son of George and Elizabeth Scothern and the brother of Florence Scothern. In 1911 they lived at 1 Alban Street Broad Marsh Nottingham. James's father pre-deceased him. He was the husband of Elizabeth Scothern and the father of George Percy, Violet May and Charles Edward Scothern. In 1911 they lived in Derby.
Military History
'B' Sqdn 1st
He died of wounds and is buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery
Extra Information
Nottingham Evening Post obituary (abridged), 24 November 1914: 'Scothern. On 10th inst, died of wounds at Boulogne, Private James Scothern, 1st Life Guards, only son of Elizabeth and the late George (sic) Scothern, aged 27 years.'
Photographs
Courtesy of Jim Grundy and his Facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914 -1918
It was published in the Nottingham Evening Post on 28th November 1914.