Surname:	Stott
Forename(s):	James
Rank:	Company Sergeant Major
Service number:	1511
Regiment:	4th Cameron Highlanders
Date of death:	16 June 1915 Aged 42
Place of death:	Givenchy
Buried Commemorated	Vieille Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture -III.C 1 Kingussie War Memorial

Background

James was born on 9 July 1874 at Woodside, Aberdeen. He married Christina (m.s.Dempster) at Aldershot, Surrey in 1898.

James and his wife had 2 sons. James born about 1900 at Umballa, India and John born at the King Street Barracks, Aberdeen on 18 December 1904

James was a Postman in Dalwhinnie and then Kingussie from 1912 to 1914.  He had two sons and in 1915 lived in High Street, Kingussie. At the time of his death his wife, Christina Stott, lived at Coreen, Spey Street, Kingussie.

War Record

James served for 21 years in the Gordon Highlanders and in September 1899 he travelled from India to South Africa where he served in the Boer War where he was wounded three times. He took part in the defence of Ladysmith. James was admitted and discharged from the Royal Hospital Chelsea as a Pensioner from January 1910 to 8 September 1910 with the Rank of Sergeant in the Gordon Highlanders, aged 38.

James re-enlisted in the Cameron Territorials at Dalwhinnie in 1913 and traveled to France on 19 February 1915.

He was Killed in Action on 16 June 1915 at the Battle of Givenchy aged 42. He was originally buried at King’s Liverpools Graveyard, Cuinchy and then reburied at Vielle Chapelle. None of his effects were returned to Base.

A quote, believed to be from the Glasgow Herald of 23 June 1915, states that
C.S.M. Stott served for 21 years in 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders, retiring with the rank of Sergeant. He went through the Boer War, taking part in the defence of Ladysmith and was “thrice wounded.” On leaving the Army, it is said that, he was appointed postman in Dalwhinnie and later Kingussie. In 1913 he is said to have joined the Cameron Territorials.”

James is alos remembered on the, Kingussie and Insh Memorial in Kingussie Parish Church and the Ring of Remembrance, Notre Dame de Lorette.