Surname | Speirs | |||
First Name(s) | James Hamilton | |||
Place of Birth | Glasgow | |||
Club(s) | Bradford City Clyde Leeds City Rangers | |||
Service | British Army | |||
Rank | Sergeant | |||
Service Number | S/18170 | |||
Previous Service Number(s) | - | |||
Regiment or Corps | Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders | |||
Unit(s) | 7th (Service) Battalion | |||
Previous Regiment(s) or Corps | - | |||
Unit(s) | - | |||
Type of Casualty (If applicable) | Killed in Action | |||
Theatre of War (If applicable) | Western European Theatre | |||
Date of Death (If applicable) | 20/08/1917 | |||
Place of Death (If applicable) | France and Flanders | |||
Place of Burial/Commemoration (If applicable) | Dochy Farm New British Cemetery | |||
Grave/Memorial Reference (If applicable) | VI. E. 15. | |||
Grave Photograph | View | |||
Awards and Decorations | Military Medal | |||
Citation(s) | Military Medal: S/18170 Cpl. J. H. Spiers*, Cam. Highrs. (The London Gazette, Supplement 30172, 6 July 1917) | |||
Supplementary Notes | *Originally recorded as Spiers due to error at enlistment. |