We remember Meyrick Edward Clifton James

We remember Meyrick Edward Clifton James

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Timeline

Timeline

1886
sibling Evelyn Harold James Source:8536874 1886
1887
sibling Percival Alfred James Source:8536874 1887
1889
sibling Eustice Alfred James Source:8536874 1889
1892
sibling Rosamond Clifton James Source:8536874 1892
1895
sibling Meredith Charles James Source:8536874 1895
1898
birth Perth Australia Source:8536847 April 1898
1911
location Elstree, Hertfordshire United Kingdom school/college address Source:8536874 1911
1914
appointments Bugler Source:8536847 21st October 1914
1914
employment Clerk Source:8536847 21st October 1914
1914
enlistment St Paul's Churchyard, London United Kingdom Source:8536847 21st October 1914
1914
service British Army Private 829 Royal Fusiliers 23rd (Service) Battalion (1st Sportsman's) Source:8536848 21st October 1914 - 23rd February 1917
1914
location 17 Mornington Avenue, West Kensington, London United Kingdom other group residence address Source:8536847 21st October 1914
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8536847 16th November 1915 - 29th July 1916
1917
discharge Source:8536847 23rd February 1917
1920
marriage Sarah Wesley Source:8536873 1920
1940
commission Temporary Source:8536876 11th July 1940
1940
service British Army Second Lieutenant 141055 Royal Army Pay Corps Source:8536876 11th July 1940 - 11th January 1942
1942
appointments Paymaster - Royal Army Pay Corps Source:8536878 11th January 1942
1942
service British Army Lieutenant 141055 Royal Army Pay Corps Source:8536878 11th January 1942
hospitalisation Gun shot wound - right hand Hospital/Institution Source:8536847
location Thorn Road, Worthing, West Sussex United Kingdom their own address Source:8536872
1963
death Worthing, West Sussex United Kingdom Source:8536872 8th May 1963

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Meyrick Edward Clifton
Initials MEC
Last Name James
Source 8536847
First Names M E Clifton
Initials MEC
Last Name James
Source 8536847
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
17 Mornington Avenue, West Kensington, London United Kingdom other group residence address known 21st October 1914
Elstree, Hertfordshire United Kingdom school/college address known 1911
Thorn Road, Worthing, West Sussex United Kingdom their own address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 141055 Royal Army Pay Corps Second Lieutenant
British Army 141055 Royal Army Pay Corps Lieutenant
British Army 829 Royal Fusiliers 23rd (Service) Battalion (1st Sportsman's) Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Silver War Badge Honourable Discharge
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Rebecca Catherine James nee Clifton mother
John Charles Horsey James father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Evelyn Harold James brother 1886
Percival Alfred James brother 1887
Eustice Alfred James brother 1889
Meredith Charles James brother 1895
Rosamond Clifton James sister 1892
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Sarah Wesley wife 1920
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fresh Blue Black
DateHeightSource
1914-10-21 5'9"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1914-10-21 Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription M2740
1st Sportsman's Battalion, Royal Fusiliers 1914-1918 Transcription M2740
Silver War Badge Roll Transcription M2740
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription M2740
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription M2740
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription M2740

External Evidence

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London Gazette Entry - Commission (1940) M2740
London Gazette Entry - Promotion (1942) M2740

Multimedia

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M E Clifton James M2740
Montgomery and James M2740

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