| Surname | Buchan | |||
| First Name(s) | James | |||
| Place of Birth | Perth, Scotland | |||
| Club(s) | Forfar Athletic Hibernian Kilmarnock Manchester City Motherwell St. Johnstone Woolwich Arsenal | |||
| Service | British Army | |||
| Rank | Private | |||
| Service Number | 39435 | |||
| Previous Service Number(s) | 33043 8229 | |||
| Regiment or Corps | Earl of Carrick’s Own (Ayrshire Yeomanry) | |||
| Unit(s) | 2/1st | |||
| Previous Regiment(s) or Corps | Highland Light Infantry* Army Pay Corps** | |||
| Unit(s) | *3rd (Reserve) Battalion | |||
| Type of Casualty (If applicable) | - | |||
| Theatre of War (If applicable) | - | |||
| Date of Death (If applicable) | - | |||
| Place of Death (If applicable) | - | |||
| Place of Burial/Commemoration (If applicable) | - | |||
| Grave/Memorial Reference (If applicable) | - | |||
| Awards and Decorations | - | |||
| Citation(s) | - | |||
| Supplementary Notes | Attested 08/12/1915. To Army Reserve. Mobilized 28/08/1916. Transferred to Army Pay Corps 01/09/1916. Transferred to Ayrshire Yeomanry 29/09/1917. Transferred to Class "Z" Army Reserve 15/03/1919. |
