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Pte. James McIvor
British Army 6th Btn. Kings Own Scottish Borderers
from:Jarrow
(d.16th Mar 1916)
James McIvor served with the 6th Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Borderers and was killed in action age 19 on the 16th March 1916. He is remembered at Palmer Cenotaph, St. Paul's Church and is buried in Tancrez Farm Cemetery. His medal card records the award of the 1915 Star, War and Victory Medals and that he was killed in action.James was born in Jarrow 1897, son of Patrick and Ellen McIvor nee Clifford of 133 Salem Street, Jarrow. In the 1911 census the family is living at 372 High Street, Jarrow with Patrick(42) a general labourer in the shipyard and Ellen(37) his wife of 17 years who had 10 children, 8 of whom survived and are of school age living at home. James 14, John 12, Patrick 10, Peter 8, Thomas 6, Agnes 4, Francis Joseph 2 and Eleanor who is 4 months old.
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