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| James McCosh Sproat was born in 1896. He served in the 17th Service Battalion (1st City) King’s Liverpool Regiment, commissioned in September 1914. He was awarded the Military Cross for his incursions into enemy lines over three consecutive nights from 25th to 27th June 1916. Sadly he was killed in action on 11 July 1916, by artillery fire at Trones Wood on the Somme. He was buried and is commemorated at Thiepval Memorial. |
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