Notes
Margaret Thorburn, the archivist of Dean Church, provided the following detailed information:
Reg Ho 1921 685/1 217 – James Douglas Simpson 20/4/1921, 18 Well Court, Dean, Edinburgh, parents James Doig Simpson, die & stamp cutter & Isabella Watson 9/11/1906 Edinburgh;
Reg Ho 1944 150/AF 287 – James Douglas Simpson 23, 3055894 Rifleman, Cameronians, Scottish Rifles, presumed killed in action, category C, on or shortly after 6/4/1944 Burma;
CWGC – James Douglas Simpson, Rifleman, 1st Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), died 6/4/1944 aged 23, parents James Doig & Isabella Watson Simpson, Memorial Rangoon Memorial, Service no 3055894;