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James
Coghill
Malcolm
Born in New Leeds, Harrismith, Orange Free State, South Africa
Ancestors 
Son of George Malcolm
and Catherine Taylor (Auld) Malcolm
Brother of
Christiana (Malcolm) McKenzie, Donald Malcolm, George Auld Malcolm Jr., Magdalen Auld (Malcolm) Brown, Alexander Malcolm, Andrew Auld Malcolm, Catherine (Malcolm) Thurston, Elizabeth (Malcolm) Adams, Helen (Malcolm) Thorrold and Laura (Malcolm) Duncan
Died
at about age 36
in Arras, France
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Feb 2016
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Biography
James was born in about 1880, the son of George Malcolm and Catherine Auld.
His father passed away in 1892 and his mother in 1914.
He fought in the 1st World War and lost his life, Killed in Action in 1916. He was aged 36 and single.
- Name: MALCOLM
- Given Name: JAMES COGHILL
- Initials: J C
- Service No: 8444
- Rank: Private
- Regiment: South African Infantry
- Unit: 3rd Regt.
- Unit 2: "A" Coy.
- Date of Death: 1916-08-26
- Age: 36
- Cause of Death: Killed in action
- Additional Information: Son of George and Catherine Malcolm. Brother of Andrew Auld Malcolm, of East Rand, Transvaal.
Probate:
- Event Date: 1916
- Event Place: Transvaal, South Africa[1]
Burial
Arras Memorial, Arras, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. Plot: Bay 10.[2]
Sources
- ↑ "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLTL-9GF4 : 7 September 2018), James Coghill Malcolm, 1916; citing Probate, Transvaal, South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Archives (formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa; FHL microfilm.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #124735342
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