Strang, James Buchanan, 1889-1916 (Edinburgh University student)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1889 - 1916
Biography
James Strang was born in 1887 in Ardrishaig, Argyll and Bute. He was a student of Arts and Divinity at the University of Edinburgh from 1908 to 1914, and obtained an M.A. in 1912. In 1915 he enlisted in the I7th Lancashire Fusiliers, 2nd Lieutenant. He was killed in action in France on the 30th July 1916, during the Battle of the Somme. He was the younger brother of Rev. Duncan W. P. Strang.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
The Duncan and James Strang Collection
Fonds — Box CLX-A-1624
Identifier: Coll-1885
Content Description
This fonds is composed of "The Seaforth Highlanders’ diary", which is in fact a collection of typescripts and manuscripts by Duncan W. P. Strang written during the First World War. They mainly contain a typescript draft of an unifinished book on the Seaforth Highlanders during the war, as well as abstracts of diaries and accounts of battles and tactical operations, and reflection on war and military strategy.The first text is the most structured and the most complete. It is a...
Dates:
1914-1918