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Pte. James Rooney
British Army 2nd Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers
from:Newton Stewart, Wigtonshire, Scotland
(d.22nd Jul 1916)
James Rooney was my great-grandfather, husband of Catherine and father of nine. As I've heard it, notification of the date James was to leave for his service arrived at the house and Catherine hid it. She did not want him to go. According to records, his service spanned one year and two days. He was killed at France and Flanders. In the family photo, Catherine is pregnant with child number nine. The boy standing in front of her is my grandfather.