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225618 Pte James McGee British Army 4th Btn Black Watch from:Dundee (d.28th Nov 1915) James and the 4th Battalion disembarked in Le Havre, France on February 26th 1915. Over the next seven months the Battalion fought in several battles and suffered heavy casualties. When the Battalion arrived in France they had 900 men, but by September 24th this had dropped to 423 fighting men. At the Battle of the Loos another 230 were killed or wounded. At this stage the Battalion had lost so many men it amalgamated with 2nd Battalion Black Watch. 4th Battalion resumed their own identity on the 6th of November when they transferred to 139th Brigade, 46th (North Midland)Division. It was shortly after this that James was shot and captured as a POW, he was transferred to Wesel Military hospital on the 13th November. Red cross files indicate James had been shot in the right shoulder and later died in hospital due to Sepsis on the 28th November 1915 James in now buried in the Cologne Southern Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen at grave reference XI. F. 5 Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**