Wednesday 11 November 2009

Pte. James Murray



Pte. James Murray, Seaforth Highlanders, Killed in Action 21st March 1918 aged 39 years.  Commemorated on Arras Memorial, France. Also commemorated on Golspie War Memorial and on his parents' gravestone in Golspie (photograph below).
James was born 31st January 1878 in Golspie, son of David Murray, tailor, and his wife Janet Mackay (Jessie) who lived at West End, Golspie.


Arras Memorial photograph by Shirley Sutherland
Golspie gravestone photograph by Christine Stokes

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