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NAME:                      Blair, James Penney
RANK:                      Engineer Lieutenant
UNIT:                      Royal Navy
BATTALION ETC:             HMS Arno
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         (formerly 268171)
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Drowned 23rd March 1918 when ship sunk in collision
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, UK
OTHER INFORMATION:         Age 49. Born 1st July 1868 (or 1866) at Errol, Perth. Joined navy 15th May 1894.
                           Became officer 31st October 1902.
                           In probate his address is 51 Northcote Road, Southsea, Hampshire.
                           Son of John and Margaret Blair of Errol, Perthshire.
                           Husband of Edith Maude Blair of Grosvenor House, Cottage Grove, Southsea, Portsmouth.