James McC Beveridge (James Beaton McCreath)
Rank: Private
Service No: 4745
Place of Birth: Cathcart
Date of Death: 14/3/1916
Theatre of Death: F&F
Age: 19
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry (18th Bn)
Memorial: Loos Memorial
Additional information: Son of Mrs Isabella Beveridge, 31 Cathcart Road, Rutherglen.
Rutherglen Lore information: Son Mrs Beveridge, 31 Cathcart Road, Rutherglen.
Soldier’s Effects information: Step-father George and mother Isabella McC Beveridge.
1901 census information:
Address: 56 Burnhill Street, Rutherglen.
Step-father: George (26) coal miner, born about 1875 in England.
Mother: Isabella (26) born about 1875 in Cathcart.
Self: James (4) born about 1895 in Cathcart.
Sister: Margaret (1) born about 1900 in Rutherglen.
Sister: Christina(0) born about 1901 in Rutherglen.
1911 Census information:
The family are living in Rutherglen. The family comprises George (38), Isabella (36), James (14), Margaret (12), Christina (10), Agnes (7), George (4), Robert (2), William (1) and Isabella (0)
Newspaper transcript – Mrs Beveridge, 31 Cathcart Road, Rutherglen, has received official information on the death of her son, Pte. Jas. McCreath Beveridge, H.L.I., who was killed in action. He was formerly employed at Messrs Stewarts and Lloyds as electric cranesman.
James was born James Beaton McCreath and this is the name that all his army records are recorded as.