9938 PTE J.WOTHERSPOON S.GDS (on star; the last digit has been officially corrected from '3' to '8')
2.LIEUT J.WOTHERSPOON (on pair)
James Wotherspoon
To France 5/1/15 & served with 1st Scots Guards
Suffered a severe Gun Shot Wound in his left leg circa 12/5/15
Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant 25/6/18 into The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
Attached 5th/6th Royal Scots
KIA F&F 2/10/18 during furious fighting to recapture Sequehart, east of Bellenglise
Buried in Bellicourt British Cemetery, Aisne, France
His Officers Papers exist at TNA but we have not checked them; Ref: WO 374/76967
With copy of his Medal Index Card, Officers Died & CWGC details plus supporting research documentation
Note: Erroneously recorded as 'Woltherspoon' in Officers Died
Condition: EF
