Private James Scott

Private James Scott, 4th Battalion Canadian Infantry ( 1st Central Ontario Regiment ). He was killed in action in France, aged 19, on 8th September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. He had been born in Birgham and was the son of James and Margaret Scott of Laurel Cottage, Birgham and is buried in Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison, Somme, France. His Headstone is inscribed ” Lovingly Remembered “.  He had emigrated to Canada and was working as a painter in Ontario when he enlisted in July 1915. The photograph show troops during the Battle with the Autumn rains turning the chalky soil of the Region into a glutinous quagmire making all movement very difficult.