We remember James William Swithenbank

We remember James William Swithenbank

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birth Pudsey, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:8509120
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:4339708 25th October 1915
service British Army Sapper 132656 Royal Engineers 185 Tunnelling Company Source:8509120
1916
death Died of wounds On 4th February 1916, 18 British soldiers were killed when the Germans detonated a camouflet near the British three level mine system. Sapper James William Swithenbank was one of those soldiers. La Boiselle, Somme, France Source:8509120 4th February 1916
burial Becourt Military Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt CWGC Cemetery/Memorial France 1. J. 9. Source:8509120

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names James William
Initials JW
Last Name Swithenbank
Source 8509120
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 132656 Royal Engineers 185 Tunnelling Company Sapper
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal

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Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Glen107

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BBC reporter at the tunnels in La Boiselle Anne1202

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