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James Jenkinson

Royal Marines

Royal Marine Land Company (Royal Navy).
He is remembered with honour on the Scottish National War Memorial, the Old Parish Church Roll of Honour and the Helensburgh War Memorial, Column 4 Line 3.

The The family home was 27 Maitland Street, Helensburgh where he lived with his wife, Mary and 4 grown up children. Margaret, Archibald, James and Catherine. The son of John Jenkinson (commercial traveller) and Margaret Jenkinson (nee Hunter).

 

James Jenkinson was born in Leith, Midlothian where his father was a commercial traveller. He married Mary and lived at 27 Maitland Street and worked in Helensburgh as a licenced porter.
He had four children, Archibald, Margaret, James and Catherine.
He enlisted shortly after the outbreak of war and served 4 years in France. He died in hospital at Rue de Phalsbourg Section, 2 General Hospital, Le Havre. It having been reported that he had been in poor health for some time. He was aged 56.
His son Archibald also served and survived the war.

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