Service Details
Name:
 MARNOCK
Given Name:
 JAMES
Initials:
 J
Service No:
 S/3
Rank:
 Lance Corporal
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Regiment:
 South African Sharpshooters
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Unit:
 Bailey's Sharpshooters
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Unit 2:
 "D" Coy.
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Date of Death:
 1916-08-17
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Age:
 30
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds. The Bailey's Sharpshooters was attached to the 2nd Brigade (1st Division) which was in action in High Wood sector
Additional
Information:
Son of John and Helen Marnock, of Oak Cottage, Forbes, Alford, Aberdeenshire. James Marnock was the third volunteer of this small unit (a total of 24 men served in it).
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Somme
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Cemetery:
 DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
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Grave Reference:
 I. C. 27.

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