young220904
About You
- Sex at Birth
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Female
- Birth Month
- 7
- Birth Year
- 1946
- Ethnic Origin
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White - European
- Any distinguishing marks?
- n/a
- Nature of Registration
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Posting info for a Blood Relative (child
parent
uncle
etc.)
- Relationship to the person
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Other Family Member
- Details
- Registrants Town of Birth: East Calder - West Lothian Registrants Relationship to Target: Other Family Member Registrant Last Saw Target Here: 1950's Registrant Believes Target to be Here: Edinburgh/Fife Registrants Information of Target: James raised in Hermitage Terrace - Leith had 5 brothers + 1 sister. Father Harry was a football referee and instigated Lollypop man for school crossings. Jim served with the Royal Scots in Hong Kong and was captured by the Japanese. He was on teh Lisbon Marew ship and wrote a poem about his life at that time. He returned from the war but disappeared his brothers tried in vain to contact him and now I (his niece) am trying to find him. Targets Place of Birth: Edinburgh - MidlothianFurther Details: Jim was a street bookie in Leith and joined the Royal Scots at the start of the war. He saised on the Lisbonmarew and laterly was a prison of war in Japan. He survived and returned home I believe he worked somewhere in Edinburgh around the Comely Bank area. Jim was one of 5 brothers namely John - Alex - William (Bill) - David and Robert (Bob) and one sister Isabella (Bella).
Person(s) You Are Looking For
- Ethnic Origin
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White - European
- Personal Message
- Jim If you are out there somewhere please let us know you have family who are desperate to contact you.
- Any distinguishing marks?
- n/a
