James Galbraith Scott, Royal Garrison Artillery, W.W.I.

[Chevalier]

I would like to know more about the service record, rank, ... etc. of a distant cousin James Galbraith Scott who served in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War.

I know the broad outline of his life, but very few of the military details.  What I do know about his life is that:


1. James was born on 29 June 1884 at Kyleshill in Stevenston Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland as the second child and eldest son of James Galbraith Scott and his wife Janet Dunlop Craig.

2. James was serving in Royal Garrison Artillery based at Catterick Bridge Camp in Yorkshire, England [usual residence given as 10 Esplanade, West Sunderland, County Durham, England which was his parents' address] when he married (October 1917, South Beach United Free Church, Saltcoats, Stevenston Parish) Mary Duncan Crawford (died 1974, Repps-cum-Bastwick, Norfolk, England), daughter of John Crawford and his wife Catherine Robertson.

3. There are two different stories about the family that James and Mary had together: one, that they had two or more daughters; the other that they only had one daughter [whose details were: Miss Catherine Robertson Scott (named for her maternal grandmother); born 7 July 1920 Saltcoats; died 1997 Martham, Norfolk, England.  She was in the Women’s Royal Naval Service during the Second World War, and married (15 November 1941, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral, Aberdeen, Scotland) Desmond Barry MacCarthy (born 18 April 1920; died before March 2000), Gordon Highlanders, son of The Rev. Father Desmond MacCarthy, Church of England, and his wife Helen Blackbourne].  It would be nice to know if they did indeed have other children.

4. James lived in Saltcoats when he was his mother's executor in 1920.

5. James resided at 8 Kingsford Avenue at Muirend in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland on 14 March 1928 when he was the informant for his brother George Craig Scott’s death certificate.

6. James died in 1952 at Southsea in Hampshire, England.


As I said above I would like to know the details of his military service -- where might they be found?


Thank you,

Terrance
 
 

[harribobs]

looking at the NA site you seem to have three alternatives, click this link to see them:-

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0mo/

the WW1 soldiers records were mostly destroyed in the blitz in WW2, if you wanted to check if his was still there, you would have to visit kew or get a researcher to look for you

cheers

chris

[Chevalier]

Thank you, I followed the link and looked at the NA website.  As I do not know his regiment I may well have to go to Kew later this Summer, or ask a friend if she can have a look for me this month.

Thanks again,

Terrance
 

[harribobs]

Royal Garrison Artillery is his regiment

[Chevalier]

Sorry, I meant to say service number -- I stayed up too late last night. 

Terrance

[Wendi]

Hi Terrance

I tried the medal index for WW1 at the national archives : James G Scott and Artillery : . 2 are Royal Garrison Artillery and 1 is Royal Field Artillery, but don't get hopes too high.  If you search without the "G" you get loads, so, maybe try his full name.

It might get you closer who knows 

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Wendi

[Chevalier]

Wendi:

Thank you, I have had a look but I cannot tell which one he might have been.  I am leaning towards going to Kew myself and trying to sort it out.

Terrance