James
Hair
Born in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of John Hair
and Euphemia Walker Simpson (Weir) Hair
Brother of
John Alexander Hair, Mary Johnston (Hair) Mitchell, Alexander Weir Hair, Euphemia Simpson (Hair) Holms, Thomas Hair and Russell Weir Hair
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 38
in Greece
Profile last modified
| Created 2 May 2022
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Biography
James Hair was born in 1903 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, son of John Hair and Euphemia Walker Simpson (Weir) Hair. [1]
Warrant Officer Class II James Hair served in the British Army in World War II
Service started:
Unit(s): 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Service ended: 29 May 1941
Service started:
Unit(s): 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Service ended: 29 May 1941
He died on 29 May 1941 in Greece [2] and is commemorated on the Athens Memorial, Athens, Greece.[3]
Sources
- ↑
Birth Registration:
"National Records of Scotland (Scotlands People), 2 Princes Street, Edinburgh"
Scotland, Statutory Birth Index (accessed 2 May 2022)
Hair, James (Registered: 1903 at Greenock East).
Citing: B1903 RD:564/1, No:1000. - ↑
Death Registration:
"National Records of Scotland (Scotlands People), 2 Princes Street, Edinburgh"
Scotland, Statutory Death Index (accessed 2 May 2022)
Hair, James (Registered: 1941 at Service Returns; Age: 37).
Citing: D1941 RD:151/AF, No:83. - ↑
Memorial:
"Commonwealth War Graves Commission," database with images
(Commonwealth War Graves Commission Record : accessed 25 November 2022)
Memorial page for James Hair, Service number: 2973865, Died: 29 May 1941;
Regiment & Unit/Ship: 1st Bn., Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (United Kingdom); Additional Info: Son of Euphemia Hair, and stepson of Thomas Hair, of Greenock, Renfrewshire.
citing Athens Memorial, Greece. (Plot: Face 7).
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Categories: Greenock, Renfrewshire | British Army, World War II