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We remember James Hilary Spencer
We remember James Hilary Spencer
Timeline
Timeline
1876
sibling
Edmund Spencer
Source:9614993
19th June 1876
1881
sibling
Hannah Spencer
Source:9615057
24th October 1881
1884
sibling
William Bill Spencer
Source:9615057
25th May 1884
1886
sibling
George Spencer
Source:9615057
21st October 1886
1894
1894
location
The Vicarage, Haslingden
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:9598620
8th February 1894
1909
education
King's School Worcester
Worcester
United Kingdom
Source:9649213
January 1909
1913
education
Divinity
Oxford University
Oxford
United Kingdom
Source:9649213
1913 - 1914
1914
enlistment
Lancashire
United Kingdom
Source:9649213
1914
1915
hospitalisation
Partially maimed
Hospital/Institution
Source:9649213
1915
1915
theatres
Gallipoli :2b
Source:9649213
1915 - 1915
1918
missing
Battle of Vieux Berquin
Source:9609349
12th April 1918
1918
missing
Source:8986438
12th April 1918
1918
theatres
France & Belgium: 1a
Source:9609349
12th April 1918
1918
hospitalisation
Shot in the knee
Hospital/Institution
Source:9648892
13th April 1918 - 15th July 1918
1918
internment
pow
Limburg Limburg An Der Lahn Hesse State
Limburg an der Lahn, Hesse
Germany
Source:9648892
13th April 1918 - 15th July 1918
1918
location
32 Veralum Street, Liverpool
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:9648892
11th September 1918
service
British Army
Lieutenant Acting Captain
Lancashire Fusiliers
Source:4204830
service
British Army
Captain
Lancashire Fusiliers
Source:4204830
1918
death
Unknown
Prisoner of War camp.
Limberg an der Lahn
Germany
Source:7153375
Source:8990765
16th July 1918
burial
Nord
France
Source:7153375
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | James Hilary |
| Initials | JH |
| Last Name | Spencer |
| Source | 9598620 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 Veralum Street, Liverpool | United Kingdom | parents address | known 11th September 1918 | |
| The Vicarage, Haslingden | United Kingdom | parents address | known 8th February 1894 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Lancashire Fusiliers | Lieutenant Acting Captain | |||
| British Army | Lancashire Fusiliers | Captain |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Spencer | father | ||
| Hannah Wing | mother |
Siblings
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmund Spencer | brother | 19th June 1876 | |
| George Spencer | brother | 21st October 1886 | |
| William Bill Spencer | brother | 25th May 1884 | |
| Hannah Spencer | sister | 24th October 1881 |
Religion
| Date | Religion | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1894-02-08 | Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other |
Media
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James Hilary SpencerStudio portrait of James Hilary Spencer as a young man.
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The Four Spencer Brothers about 1896Formal portrait of Abraham and Hannah Spencer's four sons taken in Haslingden, Lancashire in about 1896. Left to right: William (1884-1949), worked in munitions. James Hilary (1894-1918) POW, died in Germany. Edmund (1876-1936), POW in Germany; survived. George (1886-1918), mortally wounded on the Iris at Zeebrugge, Belgium; died in England.Contributed by:
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Obituary for James Hilary SpencerProvides biographical information about James Hilary Spencer including education, interests, scholarships, and military service.Contributed by:
Catherine42750 -
Limburg POW Camp Ledger September 11, 1918Limburg POW Camp Ledger listing English prisoners of war as of September 11, 1918. Line 99 shows James Hilary Spencer's name, date and place of birth (Kashington sic; i.e., Haslingden), rank (Captain), place and date of capture (Estaires, France, April 13, 1918), date of death (July 15, 1918), cause of death (shot in the knee), and contact information for his next of kin. His unit is shown as "not known." Limburg POW camp was located in Limburg an der Lahn, Hesse, Germany.Contributed by:
Catherine42750
Communities
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Lancashire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1911 | Catherine42750 | |
| UK, WWI War Diaries (France, Belgium and Germany), 1914-1920 | Catherine42750 | |
| The Buswells of the Bartons, an Oxfordshire Family | Catherine42750 | |
| England & Wales Births, 1837-2006 (Britain: Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records) | Catherine42750 | |
| Prisoners of the First World War ICRC Historical Archives 1914- 1918 | Catherine42750 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| ICRC | john14663 | |
| ICRC | john14663 | |
| ICRC | john14663 | |
| ICRC | john14663 | |
| James Hilary Spencer | Catherine42750 | |
| The Four Spencer Brothers about 1896 | Catherine42750 | |
| Obituary for James Hilary Spencer | Catherine42750 | |
| Limburg POW Camp Ledger September 11, 1918 | Catherine42750 |
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