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We remember William James
Timeline
Timeline
1881
1911
location
25 West Street, Pontypool, Monmouthshire
United Kingdom
their own address
Source:8897200
2nd April 1911
1914
service
British Army
Private
7255
South Wales Borderers
1st Battalion
Source:8898834
31st August 1914 - 26th September 1914
1914
theatres
France & Belgium: 1a
Source:8898834
31st August 1914 - 26th September 1914
internment
pow
Source:2578228
location
SS Porto arrives at Hull with repatriated POWs
United Kingdom
away from home address
Source:8898847
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | William |
| Initials | W |
| Last Name | James |
| Source | 2578228 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 West Street, Pontypool, Monmouthshire | United Kingdom | their own address | known 2nd April 1911 | |
| SS Porto arrives at Hull with repatriated POWs | United Kingdom | away from home address |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 7255 | South Wales Borderers | 1st Battalion | Private |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 Star | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
| British War Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
| Victory Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal |
Media
Media
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ICRC document PA33105"D" Coy, 1st Bn South Wales Borderers Captured at Laon on 26 Sept 1914 Born 21 Jan 1876 at Pontypool NoK: wife, 24 West St. Pontypool held at Sprottau camp in 1918Contributed by:
Keith1947 -
ICRC document R52584The first leg of the journey was to arrive in Holland on 12 Oct 1918. This relates to the journey homeContributed by:
Keith1947 -
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Missing in FranceThis is taken from The Brecon & Radnor Express, Thursday 3rd December 1914. 'SOUTH WALES BORDERERS. LOSSES AT TSING-TAU AND IN FRANCE. The following supplementary list of casualties among non-commissioned officers and men of the South Wales Borderers was issued at the Brecon Depot on Saturday [28th November] : ' What is interesting is the particular reference to France. Those men, for whom better documentation exists, were captured near Chivy on 26th September in France. There were other groups of POWs, taken at Poelkapelle/Langemarck and at Gheluvelt on 21 and 31 October respectively, but these locations are in Belgium.Contributed by:
Keith1947
Communities
Communities
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South Wales Borderers 1914 - 1915More about South Wales Borderers 1914 - 1915
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Part One - South Wales Borderers 1914 Star recipientsMore about Part One - South Wales Borderers 1914 Star recipients
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South Wales Borderers Prisoners of WarMore about South Wales Borderers Prisoners of War
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South Wales Borderers POWs in 1914More about South Wales Borderers POWs in 1914
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Keith1947 |
No external evidence
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| ICRC Historical Archives | Keith1947 | |
| ICRC document PA33105 | Keith1947 | |
| ICRC document R52584 | Keith1947 | |
| ICRC document R51862 | Keith1947 | |
| Missing in France | Keith1947 |
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