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Ernest William James

Service Number 10807
Military Unit Base Depot Royal Field Artillery
Date of birth Unknown
Date of Death 26 Dec 1918 (26 Years Old)
Place of Birth Nottingham
Employment, Education or Hobbies Gnr. James worked as a hosiery machine builder, and became a professional soldier.
Family History

Father: William James, born in 1864 in Nottingham, working as an insurance agent. Annie Gertrude James,born in 1870 at Nottingham. Brothers:Archibald Henry, born in 1899 at Nottingham. Sister: Annie, born in November 1901 at Alford, Lincolnshire. The family lived at 27 Ryeland Crescent, Nottingham before moving to 52 Bruce Grove, Meadows, Nottingham.

Military History

Gnr. James was a professional soldier and arrived in France 16/08/1914. His initial roll was that of a driver, though he later became a gunner. At the end of the war he was with the Royal Field Artillery's base depot. Unfortunately, he was killed accidentally on 26/12/1918 and was buried at St. Marie Cemetery at Le Havre.

Extra Information

Nottingham Post notice (abridged), 6 January 1919: 'James. Accidentally killed in France, Gunner EW James RFA, eldest son of William and Annie James, 52 Bruce Street, Meadows. Mother, father, brother, sisters.'

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