2nd Lieutenant
Henry Stoddart James
Military Details
Regiment & Unit / Ship
5th Border Regiment
Enlisted
9 December 1915
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Date of Enlistment
9 December 1915
Place of Enlistment
Carlisle
Residence at Enlistment
Cleator
Rank at Enlistment
Private
Battalion at Enlistment
5th.
Service Number at Enlistment
7246
Service History
Transfer Details
Date of Transfer
21 November 1916
Battalion Transferred To
A Coy. 2/28th
Rank After Transfer
Private
Personal Details
Date of Birth
22 March 1896
Place of Birth
Arlecdon/Winder
Religion
C of E St Michaels Arlecdon
Address
34, Main Street , Cleator
Residence (Census)
Three Tuns Pub , Main Street , Cleator
Residence (Roll of Honour)
34, Main Street , Cleator
Parents
John & Ellen James (nee Foster)
Siblings
Elizabeth, John,George,Alfred
Education and Occupation
School
St Bees
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
23rd April 1917
Age at Death
21
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action
Place of Death
Arras
Theater of Action
France
Battle
Battle of Arras
Regiment at Death
Border Regiment
Battalion/Vessel at Death
5th
Rank at Death
2nd Lieutenant
Notes
Family gravestone 4F St Michael's Church Arlecdon N LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN JAMES THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF ELLEN JAMES WHO DIED MAY 12TH 1910 AGED 46 YEARS AND OF ELLEN HIS BELOVED WIFE WHO DIED JAN 11TH 1930 AGED 65 YEARS ALSO ELIZABETH THEIR DAUGHTER WHO DIED JUNE 22ND 1891 AGED 1 YEAR 10 MONTHS ALSO HENRY STODDART JAMES, THEIR SON WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE APRIL 23RD 1917 AGED 21 YEARS, ALSO GEORGE FOSTER JAMES THEIR SON WHO DIED MAY 22ND 1933 AGED 39 YEARS INTERRED AT DETROIT, MICH USA
Buried or Commemorated at
LONDON CEMETERY, NEUVILLE-VITASSE Wancourt Road Cem.
France
Grave Position: No. 2 Mem., Panel 2.
Private Memorial: Men Of Cleator And Trumpet Terrace (WMR 3946), Cleator, St Leonards C of E World War one Plaque
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