Lc. Cpl.
James Bland
Military Details
Service Number: 29716
Regiment & Unit / Ship
2nd East Lancashire Regiment
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Place of Enlistment
Whitehaven
Residence at Enlistment
7 Montreal Street, Cleator Moor
Rank at Enlistment
Pte
Battalion at Enlistment
2nd
Service Number at Enlistment
29716
Personal Details
Date of Birth
1894
Place of Birth
Cleator Moor
Religion
C of E
Address
7 Montreal Street, Cleator Moor
Residence (Census)
7 Montreal Street, Cleator Moor
Residence (Roll of Honour)
7 Montreal Street, Cleator Moor
Parents
Joseph& Sarah Ann Bland
Siblings
Eleanor Mary,Josephine,Beatrice
Education and Occupation
School
Montreal
Occupation
Apprentice Moulder
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
5th April 1917
Age at Death
23
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action
Place of Death
Somme
Theater of Action
France
Regiment at Death
East Lancashire Regiment
Battalion/Vessel at Death
2nd
Rank at Death
Lc. Cpl.
Buried or Commemorated at
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
France
Grave Position: Pier and Face 6 C.
Private Memorial: St Johns Church War Memorial
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