Rank
Second Lieutenant
Medals
British War Medal, Victory Medal
Regiment
King's Own Scottish Borderers, 3rd Battalion attached 7th /8th Battalion
Military Service
1915 Commissioned into 3rd Battalion KOSB on 12th July. He landed in France on 11th May 1916 and joined the 7/8th Battalion (46th Brigade, 15th (Scottish) Division) on the 16th May. Most of Lawrie’s short time with the battalion was spent in trench work in the Hulluch Sector until the battalion left for the Somme on the 21st July. The battalion took over trenches on 7th August and 2 days later Lawrie, and several other men, were killed by a shell.
Born
Death
9th August 1916
Circumstances of death
Age
20
Burial
Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, I. D. 74.
CWGC Information
Son of Ephraim S. and Margaret Lawrie, of 317 Onslow Drive,
Dennistoun, Glasgow
Parents
Ephraim S Lawrie (c1863-1925) & Margaret Hunter (c1860-1932)
Fathers Occupation
Slater of E S Lawrie & Co, St Mungo Street, Townhead, Glasgow
Siblings
Andrew (1888-1914), Jane F Lawrie (1890-1959), Catherine M (1893-1947), Rev Dr John S (1897-1978), Margaret (1899-)
James Lawrie (in the middle) with his younger brother Ephraim (John) and his sister Margaret (Meg)
Spouse
Education
Haghill Public School
Whitehill Higher Grade School
Glasgow University
Occupation
Apprentice civil engineer with Kyle, Dennison & Laing
1901 Census
27 St Mungo Street, Glasgow
Home Address
317 Onslow Drive, Dennistoun, Glasgow
Glasgow Necropolis
Compartment
Sextus Lair 341-342
Other Memorials
Scottish National War Memorial
Whitehill School War Memorial
Other Information
Scottish National War Memorial
Whitehill School War Memorial
Acknowledgements and Sources
Much of the information on which this profile is based is drawn from various internet sources which are listed below. The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis also wish to make full acknowledgement and thanks for the permitted use of any information or images generously supplied specifically for exhibition, publication or display in connection with The Roll of Honour and accompanying profiles to Mr Lawrie B Short, the King’s Own Scottish Borderers Regimental Museum, Ancestry, and Find my past.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Family Search
Scotlands People
The Long, Long Trail
The Scottish War Memorials Project
A Border Battalion: the history of the 7/8th (Service) Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borderers. 1920.
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Medals
British War Medal, Victory Medal
Regiment
Kings Own Scottish Borderers
Regiment Information
King's Own Scottish Borderers, 3rd Battalion attached 7th /8th Battalion
Military Service
1915 Commissioned into 3rd Battalion KOSB on 12th July. He landed in France on 11th May 1916 and joined the 7/8th Battalion (46th Brigade, 15th (Scottish) Division) on the 16th May. Most of Lawrie’s short time with the battalion was spent in trench work in the Hulluch Sector until the battalion left for the Somme on the 21st July. The battalion took over trenches on 7th August and 2 days later Lawrie, and several other men, were killed by a shell.
Born
Death
9th August 1916
Circumstances of Death
Age
20
Burial
Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, I. D. 74.
His parents chose the phrase ‘He died for us’ to be added to the headstone.
James Hunter Lawrie Grave 1919/20 prior to erection of GWGC stone – courtesy of Lawrie B Short
CWGC Information
Son of Ephraim S. and Margaret Lawrie, of 317 Onslow Drive,
Dennistoun, Glasgow
Parents
Ephraim S Lawrie (c1863-1925) & Margaret Hunter (c1860-1932)
Father's Occupation
Slater of E S Lawrie & Co, St Mungo Street, Townhead, Glasgow
Siblings
Andrew (1888-1914), Jane F Lawrie (1890-1959), Catherine M (1893-1947), Rev Dr John S (1897-1978), Margaret (1899-)
James Lawrie (in the middle) with his younger brother Ephraim (John) and his sister Margaret (Meg)
Spouse
Education
Haghill Public School
Whitehill Higher Grade School
Glasgow University
Occupation
Apprentice civil engineer with Kyle, Dennison & Laing
Home Address
317 Onslow Drive, Dennistoun, Glasgow
Glasgow Necropolis
Compartment
Sextus Lair 341-342
1901 Census
27 St Mungo Street, Glasgow
Other Memorials
Scottish National War Memorial
Whitehill School War Memorial
Other Information
Scottish National War Memorial
Whitehill School War Memorial
Acknowledgements and Sources
Much of the information on which this profile is based is drawn from various internet sources which are listed below. The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis also wish to make full acknowledgement and thanks for the permitted use of any information or images generously supplied specifically for exhibition, publication or display in connection with The Roll of Honour and accompanying profiles to Mr Lawrie B Short, the King’s Own Scottish Borderers Regimental Museum, Ancestry, and Find my past.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Family Search
Scotlands People
The Long, Long Trail
The Scottish War Memorials Project
A Border Battalion: the history of the 7/8th (Service) Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borderers. 1920.
Credits
Compiled by Morag Fyfe, Historical and Genealogical Researcher for The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis.
James Hunter Lawrie - Glasgow University Photo
James Hunter Lawrie Monument - Sextus