Our Story
Menu
Cairncross, James, 1877 - 1945
DETAILS
Name James Cairncross, 1877 - 1945Alternative nameCooterman, Jimmie, 1877 - 1945BiographyDate of Birth: circa 1877 Brisbane (Qld.)
Date of Death: 19 September 1945 (Cooterman)
Buried: Not Known
James Caincross was born about 1877. Of Aboriginal descent, a labourer and fisherman, Jimmie was single and living at Woody Point when he enlisted in 1917 at age 40. He served with the 25th Battalion in France where he received a gunshot wound to the head in August 1918. After being hospitalized in England he returned to Australia on the Orsova where he was discharged in March 1919 receiving a war gratuity payment of £52/4/-. Calling himself Jimmie Cooterman he appears to have made a living as a fisherman moving from place to place along the coast. He died 19 September 1945.Death date19 September 1945
Service Personnel
Cairncross, James, 1877 - 1945. Moreton Bay Our Story, accessed 17/12/2025, https://ourstory.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/24071
