Private William Henry James
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
James,
William Henry
Date of birth: 1896-11-04
Place of birth: Sprinnghill Worcester
Next of kin: Mrs H. James, Fernie, B.C., Canada.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-06-06
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Bedford House Cemetery (Enclosure 4), Enclosure No.4 XI. D. 42.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 430307
Highest Rank:
Private
(31st Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded whilst on a working party in the front lines in the vicinity of St Elooi, Belgium on 12th May 1916. Killed in the Battle of Mount Sorrel.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 484389
LAC ID:
483181
Service file: B4780-S020
Uploader's Notes: This man had previously served in the 107th Regiment.
Uploader's Research notes: Info from the war diary and attestation papers. This man is on the CWGC site. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion D ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2009-08-27