South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave of Memorial |
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| Home | British War & Victory Medals | Whitchurch (St. James) Churchyard |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| After April 1916 | ~ | Whitchurch |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Died of wounds | 18 May 1916 at Stratford on Avon | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley | ~ | |
Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)
James died of severe wounds incurred in France at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley. We have not yet discovered where and when he was wounded other than it was in France during battle. He was buried at Whitchurch following a military funeral.
Stratford-upon-Avon Herald - 13 April 1917
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| Apr Qtr 1894 at Newbold on Stour | 24 Jun 1894 at Newbold on Stour |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Anthony and Johanna | Whimpstone Field Cottages, Whitchurch |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1894 - Newbold on Stour | 1911 - Ploughboy on Farm for Jacques Brothers |
| 1901 - Alderminster | 1916 - Farm worker for Jacques Brothers |
| 1911 - Wimpstone Fields, Whitchurch | |
| 1917 - Whimpstone Field Cottages, Whitchurch |
