Roll of Honour
Private
James Clouston
James Clouston was born on the 1st April 1896 at The Cottage, Seedlands, Coupar Angus, Perthshire. He was the son of Robert Clouston, a Bank Teller, and Penelope Clouston (née Ronald), who had married on the 12th June 1895 at Fordyce, near Portsoy, Aberdeenshire.
James was a member of the Glasgow University Officers' Training Corps, James served as a cadet from 1914-1916 before leaving Scotland to join the war effort abroad.
During the war James served with the 1st/6th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) and died of his wounds on the 31st July 1917, aged 21. He was laid to rest at Gwalia Cemetery, near Ieper, Belgium, where his headstone reads ‘He played the game’.
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Burial Place: Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Find War Dead