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The roll has him as "Lt Jas Niven" and KSLI, His LG commission is to "Infantry", but must have been to KSLI, he was living in Shropshire
1889 Sep 13. Born Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland
1891 census at 122, Main Street, Tweedmouth, Berwick Upon Tweed
1901 census at 18, Broad Street, Welshpool
1911 census at Willow Sr, Oswestry, Shropshire as MIC
1915 Mar 10 Commissioned 2nd Lt , Infantry no regiment.
1920 Mar 28 MGC. Temp. Lt. J. Niven relinquishes his commission on completion of service, and retains the rank of Lt
1920 Nov 22. Joined ADRIC with service no 1077. Posted to D coy
1921 May 12 to 27 May on Leave
1921 Dec 5 to Dec 24. In Hospital in Galway
1922 Jan 20. Discharged on demobilisation of ADRIC
1924 Dec 23 Married at San Francisco, California, USA to Katherine BRYCE (1893–1986)
1931 census of Canada. Living in Vancouver with wife Katherine and child
1952 Jan 25, Died at Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Canada . Res: 91 Worthington Pl, Vancouver. Lived in BC 27 yrs, Canada 30 yrs. DOB 13 Sep 1889, Scotland. 62 yrs old. Asst. Regional Administrator, Social Welfare, Provincial Gov't. Last worked 4 Jan 1952, 14 yrs in occupation. Informant: Katherine Niven, Wife. Cause of death - Broncho Pneumonia, Operation, Intractable Duodenal Ulcer
Parents: James and Sarah Robb (nee Hope) NIVEN Wife: Katherine (nee Bryce) NIVEN WW 1 Veteran, Captain, British Army, Machine Gun Corps.
