We remember James Joseph Blair

We remember James Joseph Blair

Timeline

Timeline

1893
birth Source:8680042 1893
1915
enlistment Source:8680020 19th August 1915
1915
service British Army Private 25521 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Source:8680030 23rd August 1915 - 23rd January 1916
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8680021 9th December 1915 - 5th July 1916
1916
service British Army Lance Corporal 309498 Labour Corps 662nd H S Company Source:8680030 24th January 1916 - 9th January 1918
1917
service British Army Corporal 230608 Labour Corps 662nd Home Service Employment Company Source:8680030 16th July 1917
1918
discharge Source:8680020 9th January 1918
hospitalisation Gun shot wound left shoulder and right scapula Hospital/Institution Source:8680021
service British Army Private 230608 Labour Corps Source:374781
1918
death Died of wounds Source:8680021 20th April 1918
burial Gateshead East Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial County Durham United Kingdom 4. "U." 741 Source:8680043

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names James Joseph
Initials JJ
Last Name Blair
Source 8680030
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 230608 Labour Corps Private
British Army 25521 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Private
British Army 230608 Labour Corps 662nd Home Service Employment Company Corporal
British Army 309498 Labour Corps 662nd H S Company Lance Corporal
Awards
AwardTypeSource
Silver War Badge Honourable Discharge
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
William Robert Blair father

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Silver War Badge Roll Transcription Anne23518
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Anne23518
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Anne23518
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Anne23518
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Anne23518

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We remember James Joseph Blair