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Latest appeal appeal for relatives - February 2017 - If you are related and can provide CWGC with documentation, please contact UKNA Technical Team.

13714  James Addison 12/01/1918 Royal Scots - Lance Corporal
Dunfermline Cemetery Ed Grave 402

http://www.cwgc.org/news-events/news/2017/2/appeal-for-relatives-feb-2017.aspx

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Re: The Commonwealth War Graves Committee are Looking for relatives of............
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 19 February 17 17:23 GMT (UK) »
James Addison was 22 years old - the son of Adam and the late Robina Addison of Dunfermline.

Listed on listed on FIND A GRAVE

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=170545453&ref=acom

British Army pension record shows James Addison 1914 unmarried.

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Re: The Commonwealth War Graves Committee are Looking for relatives of............
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 19 February 17 17:26 GMT (UK) »
The 1901 Census shows James Addison with Maurice and robina Addison. Someone has noted that they have the marriage and death certificates  and the father is named Adam.

Millars Bldgs 10 Dunfermline 1901

Maurice Addison   29 Rebina Addison   28
Ellen Addison   7 James Addison   5
Margaret Addison 3 Adam Addison   2
Rebina Addison   11 Months.

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Re: The Commonwealth War Graves Committee are Looking for relatives of............
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 19 February 17 17:27 GMT (UK) »
Although the note attached to that census was 7 years old, have sent a message to make the tree owner aware of the CWGC appeal.

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