Private Herbert James
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1889-01-27
Place of birth: St. Hellens Lancashire England
Next of kin: Annie James (mother,) 135 Galt Ave., Verdun, Montreal, Quebec
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Machinist
Occupation (normalized): Metalworking Machine Setter-Operator, General
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Bois-Carre British Cemetery, V. C. 5.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 418163
Highest Rank:
Private
(42nd Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 42nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: At Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 618193
LAC ID:
482881
Service file: B4774-S041
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Edward and Annie James, of 532, La Salle Rd., Verdun, Montreal. Native of St. Helens, England.
Previous military experience - 5 years with 5th R H of C
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 42nd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-02-17