The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Mike Morley · Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2021 5:51 pm Post subject: Stoker James Maule RN

James Maule is named on Peebles War Memorial. The Book of Remembrance for Tweeddale provides some background to his service and death: https://digital.nls.uk/rolls-of-honour/archive/100999339

His death certificate states that he died on 18 November 1918, of influenza (9 days) and Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Profession: stoker, Royal Navy, discharged.

There is a Pension Ledger on Fold 3 of Ancestry: https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61588&h=21913572&tid=&pid=&queryId=c61a0dd855f3ff674d3313068854c526&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Phz4921&_phstart=successSource . The access page states, erroneously that he served with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, but his rank is given as sto[ker] and his wife Jessie Hannah is one and the same as named on the Death Cert. Death date 19/11/1918.

If anyone can access Fold 3 I would be interested in whether TB was the reason for discharge.

Mike Morley · Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 9:15 am Post subject:

Ken Morrison has sent me Stoker Maule's Service Record. It states, "Man invalided from Haslar Hospital with Tuberculosis Pulmonosis (Attributable". I will forward to Terry Denham for his opinion.

Mike Morley · Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 9:17 am Post subject:

Terry has seen this case and it will go forward for consideration.

Now need to find the grave. James Maule died at Longniddry.

Mike Morley · Posted: Mon May 10, 2021 11:13 am Post subject:

Although he died at Longniddry he was brought back to Peebles to be interred in the cemetery. Will pop along there in a while to see if his grave is marked in any way.

Mike Morley · Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 2:56 pm Post subject:

There's no grave marker but we think we found the appropriate space.