He was a Marine Engineer with Jardine Matheson. He died aged sixty-two from tropical macrocytic anaemia. His next of kin was his niece, Miss Eva Copland in Tocoma, Washington, USA and a cousin Christina Wishart in Aberdeen, Scotland. He was a Scottish Presbyterian. His identified friend in Stanley Camp was Professor Walter Brown, a Maths Professor who was billeted in Block 8 Room 2.
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Copland, James (7/11/1898 – 8/10/1943)
He was a Marine Engineer with Jardine Matheson. He died aged sixty-two from tropical macrocytic anaemia. His next of kin was his niece, Miss Eva Copland in Tocoma, Washington, USA and a cousin Christina Wishart in Aberdeen, Scotland. He was a Scottish Presbyterian. His identified friend in Stanley Camp was Professor Walter Brown, a Maths Professor who was billeted in Block 8 Room 2.
Death of James Copland
Sorry, I don't quite understand. We are told that James Copland was born in 1898, but that he died in 1943 in the Camp.
If he died in 1943, he would have been 44 years of age.
So why does the piece on his death say that he died "aged 62?" It doesn't make sense. Clarification required please.