James – Joss – Caledonian Railway – Private – 15/09/1916

Title

James – Joss – Caledonian Railway – Private – 15/09/1916

Initials / forenames

James

Surname

Joss

Railway company

Caledonian Railway

Military unit

11th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

Military rank

Private

Military number

S/6640

Military awards

Military Medal

Railway department

Greenhill Station, Stirling

Railway job

Labourer

Date died

15/09/1916

Memorial

Thiepval Memorial

Notes

Age 23, the son of Mrs M Joss of Broomhill Crescent, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire and the late George Joss of Creston, Brechin. Joss was killed in the raid in which he won the Military Medal.

Information source

St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; information provided by Ken Morrison (private researcher)

Date entered

06/06/2018

Last updated

06/06/2018

Citation

“James – Joss – Caledonian Railway – Private – 15/09/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/52346.