We remember James William Driver

We remember James William Driver

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Timeline

Timeline

1882
birth Cloughfold, Lancashire United Kingdom Source:9167634 Source:8961289 1882
1903
marriage Sarah Jane Douglas Source:9167634 1903 - 13th October 1917
1911
location 1 Wesley Square, Crawshawbooth United Kingdom their own address Source:9167634 1911
1916
employment Footwear Industry - Slipper Works. Messers Hoyle and Hoyle ILEX Mill, Rawtenstall United Kingdom Source:9167572 1916
enlistment Preston, Lancashire United Kingdom Source:8961289
service British Army Private 28919 East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:8961289
1917
death Killed in Action Belgium Source:8961291 Source:8961289 13th October 1917
burial Prowse Point Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Hainaut Belgium III. B. 9. Source:8961291

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names James William
Initials JW
Last Name Driver
Source 8961289
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
1 Wesley Square, Crawshawbooth United Kingdom their own address known 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 28919 East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Sarah Jane Douglas wife 1903

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Anne23518
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Anne23518
England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription Ian105013
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Ian105013

External Evidence

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Rossendale WW1 Casualties As Reported in the Rossendale Free Press Ian105013

Multimedia

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Headstone of James Driver Sandy21608
Rawtenstall Cemetery - Municipal War Memorial Ian105013
BWM and Victory Medal Ian105013
East Lancsahire Regiment cap badge Ian105013
Period postcard - Hoyle, Hoyle and Co, Rawtenstall Ian105013

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