Pte. James Dowbiggin Angus

1893 - 1918  (25 years)

• Name	James Dowbiggin Angus  [1]
  Title	Pte.
  Born	Oct 1893	Halton, City of Lancaster, Lancashire, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1901	Halton, Lancashire, England   [1]
  	Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1911	Halton, Lancashire, England   [4]
  _MILT	Between 1914 and 1920	England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, United Kingdom   [5, 6]
  Residence	1915	Pye Nanny Halton Nr Lancaster, Lancashire   [7]
  _MILT	1915  [7]
  Died	6 Oct 1918	France and Flanders   [2]
  Buried	Haucourt, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France   [3, 8]
  Person ID	I168	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	John Angus,   b. 1868, Manchester, Lancashire, England ,   d. 26 Feb 1934, Lunesdale, Lancashire, England  (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jane Dowbiggin,   b. 1868, Halton, Lancashire, England ,   d. Jan 1924  (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	28 Jul 1892	Halton, Lancashire, England
  Family ID	F96	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nora Crossfield,   b. 1896, Halton, Lancashire, England ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Angus, Pte. James Dowbiggin, 2nd Battalion Royal Scots. Died of pneumonia whilst prisoner of war 6th Oct 1918. Age 25. Son of John and Jane Angus, of “Pye Nanny,” Halton, husband of Nora Angus of Runswick House, Halton, Lancaster. James Dowbiggin Angus is memorialized in Scotland on a memorial for Scots Serving in Brigade of Guards and English Regiments. He served in the The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, Latterly 26260 2nd Bn the Royal Scots. He was awarded the Victory Medal posthumously.

  
  

• Sources

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