We remember William Alfred James

We remember William Alfred James

Timeline

Timeline

1890
birth Paddington, West London United Kingdom Source:8453111 Source:8453110 1890
1914
enlistment Maida Vale, Westminster, London United Kingdom Source:8453108 4th April 1914
1914
service British Army Rifleman 1904 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:8453108 4th April 1914 - 28th July 1916
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8453108 18th March 1915 - September 1915
1915
hospitalisation Gun shot wound to right ankle Hospital/Institution Source:8453108 September 1915 - 1916
1916
service British Army Private 45624 Machine Gun Corps 1st Battalion Source:8453108 28th July 1916 - 1st November 1916
1916
service British Army Lance Corporal 45624 Machine Gun Corps 1st Battalion Source:8453108 1st November 1916 - 6th February 1917
1917
service British Army Corporal 45624 Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 1st Battalion Source:8453108 6th February 1917 - 22nd October 1918
1917
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8453108 13th February 1917 - 22nd October 1918
1918
death Died of wounds Nord France Source:8453111 Source:8453110 22nd October 1918
burial Busigny Communal Cemetery Extension CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Nord France Source:8453111

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Alfred
Initials WA
Last Name James
Source 8453111
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 45624 Machine Gun Corps 1st Battalion Lance Corporal
British Army 1904 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Rifleman
British Army 45624 Machine Gun Corps 1st Battalion Private
British Army 45624 Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 1st Battalion Corporal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ellen James mother
William James father

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British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Valerie34433
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Valerie34433
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Valerie34433
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Valerie34433

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