Pte
James McGee
Military Details
Service Number: 34481
Regiment & Unit / Ship
2nd/4th Border Regiment
Enlisted
15th September 1914
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Date of Enlistment
15/9/1914
Place of Enlistment
Whitehaven
Rank at Enlistment
Pte
Battalion at Enlistment
2nd/4th
Service Number at Enlistment
15158
Personal Details
Date of Birth
24th December 1888
Place of Birth
Cleator Moor
Residence (Census)
7 Mitchells Court , Whitehaven
Parents
James and Bridget McGee
Siblings
Margareta, Rose Ann
Education and Occupation
Occupation
Miner Coal Hewer
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
23rd May 1918
Age at Death
30
Circumstances of Death
Died of Illness ( malaria)
Place of Death
Pershawar India
Theater of Action
Asia
Regiment at Death
Border Regiment
Battalion/Vessel at Death
2nd/4th
Rank at Death
Pte
Notes
14/10/1914 Discharged as not being likely to become an efficient Soldier under Para 392 (iii) c Kings Regs HE then enlisted in Nov 1914 only to be discharged in March 1915 for the same reasons
Buried or Commemorated at
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