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James "Jimmy"
Arthur
Other name: Wightman
Place of birth: Kingscavel, Linlithgow, Scotland
Year of birth: 14th November 1905
Political organisation: CP '35
Occupation: Miner
Date of arrival: 18th May 1937
Brigade ID: 1078
Date of departure: October 1938
Date of death: 1980 - Loaninghill, Broxburn
Where killed:
Comments: Gave address as 18,Turner Street, Bathgate. Anti-Tank Battery. "Fair, good in action, unreliable out of action." Wounded Ebro 28th August 1938, Acting Cabo. Invalided home.
Source: IBA Box D-7 File A/1, RGASPI 545/6//89/29 & 545/6/90/1 & 545/6/91/112 & 545/6/94/32 & 545/6/102/28-34. NA FO371 & KV/5/112/A. Edinburgh Evening News - 25 October 1937 p5 Midlothian Advertiser - 23rd December 1938 p3
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