CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT
SON OF A.B. AND MARY PAIRMAN
OF THE OLD MANSE, BUSBY

PRIVATE JAMES PAIRMAN

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY

3RD JULY 1916 AGE 26

BURIED: BLIGHTY VALLEY, AUTHUILLE, FRANCE


This is another biographical inscription. James Pairman's mother was a widow. Was she simply stating the facts when she recorded that he was a Chartered Accountant or was this a matter of some pride for her? James Pairman is commemorated on the Glasgow University Roll of Honour as well as that of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He was killed on the third day of the Battle of the Somme during fighting round the Leipzig Salient.