Name WESTWOOD, James
Born Scotland, 15 May 1927
Died 14 August 1956
Age 29
Cemetery Leith(Main)
Grave Ref D13

We have heard from James' son that the date on the plaque is incorrect and that he came from Alloa, about 40 miles from Edinburgh

He died during an operation to remove of his appendix.

Grave of WESTWOOD, James
Detail of Grave of WESTWOOD, James
James Westwood. Photo Norman Jamieson
This picture of James is taken from a larger picture taken by his colleague, Norman Jamieson, which you can see on a WEBSITE(opens new window) that contains more pictures by Norman, as well as many other pictures of South Georgia whalers. The picture appears here by kind permission of Jim McLaren.

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