Captain James Craig Giffen MC
| Conflict | full listWW1 |
|---|---|
| Unit | 2nd Battalion Cameron Highlanders |
| Service No | |
| Born | 18 February 1880 Strathhaven, Lanarkshire |
| Parents | John & Margaret Giffen (nee Craig) |
| Died | Died of Wounds 22 December 1916 |
Spouse: Robina (nee Birkens)
Buried: Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension IV. F. 5.
Further information received from Katherine Knight in Australia 19 May 2010 about her great grandfather, enabling completion of all details: "James Craig Giffen (Reg No. 3883) was my great-grandfather, he was born 18/02/1880 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire to John & Margaret Giffen (nee Craig).
He enlisted in the Cameron Highlanders in 1897. He married Robina Birkens in Inverness in 1904. They subsequently had six children (three born in Inverness - one my grandfather William, one born in Aldershot and two born in India). After his death his widow emigrated to Vancouver, Canada in 1919.
The WWI timeline I have for him (as sketchy as it is):
20/12/14 - Disembarked Le Havre
25/02/15 - Received Commission - Promoted to 2nd Lt.
29/06/15 - Awarded Military Cross
03/02/16 - Promoted to Lt.
22/09/16 - Promoted to Captain
22/12/16 - Died of Wounds"
Memorials:
- Dornoch War Memorial
- Congregation Roll of Honour, Dornoch Cathedral
- Congregation Memorial Window, Dornoch Cathedral
Last updated 10 March 2011