2040 Pte James Ian Innes, 14th Bn, London Regt

2040 Private James Ian Innes of the 14th Battalion (The London Scottish), The London Regiment, was killed in action on the 3rd January 1915.

James was a Scot, born in Perth but living in London when he enlisted. His number indicates that he joined the London Scots in March 1914, and he arrived in France on the 23rd November 1914 as part of a draft for the battalion.

James Innes was the son of William and Christina Innes, and - according to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, late of Clinterly, Kinellar, Aberdeenshire. He was 21 years old when he was killed and is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry.co.uk (MIC)
Army Ancestry
Army Service Numbers 1881-1918
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Soldiers Died in The Great War