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dhubthaigh
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I will, at some point, look at the Strathearn Herald which covers the Crieff area.
As James Cunningham is also on the Crieff Memorial there may be some mention of him in that paper.
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simmo
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I am doing some family history research and came across an 1891 and 1901 census for a James Lawson. On the 1891 it notes him as an Army Pensioner and on the 1901 it includes, Sergeant in the 26th Cameronian Regiment. He was born in 1821 (from 1891 & 1901 census) and died in 1901 in Lanark, Lanarkshire. Addresses were 57 High St (1891) and 47 South Vennel (1901) Lanark
I am wondering if you can dig up anything on him, army record or grave etc.
thanks for your time
Robert Simpson
Ps I am writing from Australia
If anyone is interested I have found more information. He married my GG??Grandmother in 1872 and it has him listed as Staff Sergeant , 2nd Royal Lanark Militia. I have found out that that was incorporated into the Cameronians later.
So if anyone can help thanks
Hi everyone I orginally posted this privately but have got no reply so I am seeing if anyone can help.
I appreciate anyones time
regards
Robert
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dhubthaigh
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Just looking at some old posts on this thread. This is the James Cunningham commemorated at Crieff;
THE STRATHEARN HERALD: 07.12.1918
DEATHS ON SERVICE
CUNNINGHAM - Died of pneumonia, on 12th October, 1918, on board transport bound for France, Sergeant James Cunningham, Quartermasters Corps, Army of Michigan, U.S.A., third son of M. N. Cunningham, Cornton Place, Crieff.
He is not commemorated by the ABMC. I am heading off for a couple of days so no time to follow up. Is he the same man listed here or is the Jas Cunningham on the ABMC the man commemorated on this memorial ?
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spoons
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Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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| simmo wrote: | I am doing some family history research and came across an 1891 and 1901 census for a James Lawson. On the 1891 it notes him as an Army Pensioner and on the 1901 it includes, Sergeant in the 26th Cameronian Regiment. He was born in 1821 (from 1891 & 1901 census) and died in 1901 in Lanark, Lanarkshire. Addresses were 57 High St (1891) and 47 South Vennel (1901) Lanark
I am wondering if you can dig up anything on him, army record or grave etc.
thanks for your time
Robert Simpson
Ps I am writing from Australia
If anyone is interested I have found more information. He married my GG??Grandmother in 1872 and it has him listed as Staff Sergeant , 2nd Royal Lanark Militia. I have found out that that was incorporated into the Cameronians later.
So if anyone can help thanks
Hi everyone I orginally posted this privately but have got no reply so I am seeing if anyone can help.
I appreciate anyones time
regards
Robert
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There are very few service records existing prior to WW1 and your James Lawson does not seem to be one of them. I don't know of much information on individuals prior to WW1 except for those who died in the Boer wars. If you had a place of burial, I think someone might be prepared to see if there was a gravestone but I really cannot think of any other source of information for his military career.
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simmo
Joined: 25 Jun 2009
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Location: Maryborough Qld Australia
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Hi
Thanks Paul
will see if anyone else can help on other sites
regards
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