Private William James
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1884-10-16
Place of birth: Spennymoor England
Next of kin: Mary James; wife; 11612 - 82nd Street, Edmonton
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Miner
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1916-09-15
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 101271
Highest Rank:
Private
(31st Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1915-09-18 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed in the advance from Pozieres to Courcelette in the Somme offensive.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1569689
LAC ID:
483161
Service file: B4779-S990
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Joseph and Mary E. James of 69 Fourth St., Horden, Co. Durham, England; husband of Mary James of Edmonton, Alberta.
Prior service - 17th Lancers and the Durham Light Infantry.
Uploader's Research notes:
Info from the war diary and attestation papers. This man is on the CWGC site.
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 66th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion B ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-10-08