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FRANK ARTHUR JAMES

Died : 20 Sep 1917
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Service no at death: 162642
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Surname: JAMES
Forename: FRANK ARTHUR
Initials: F A
Date of Birth 1884
Place of BirthWimborne Dorset
Place of Birth Source1901 Census
Address 1911 Census shows him as a boarder with the Pearce family at 19 St Catherine’s, Wimborne
Schools attended
Employment / tradeHouse Painter
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)Son of Charles James, Coach Builder
Spouse Name Florence Lucy (Mill or Nice) married 24/3/1913 at St John’s Church, Wimborne
Noteswww.cwgc.co.uk shows he was husband of F.L. Eagles, formerly James, so his widow may have remarried.
Regiment at call-up
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-up
Service no at call-up
Date of attestation -
Date of call-up -
Area reported to
Source
Naval vessels served
Decorations and awards
Other service detailsGunner, Royal Field Artillery, D Battery 162Bde
Other rank
Other service no162642
Service factsU.K. Register of Soldiers’ Effects (www ancestry.co.uk) shows £2.9s. 9d paid to widow, Florence Lucy.
Age at death32
Date of death 20 Sep 1917
Regiment at deathRoyal Field Artillery
Battalion at death
Rank at death
Circumstances of deathDied of wounds
Service no at death162642
Field of action at deathFrance/Belgium
Place of death
Location of graveLa Clytte Military Cemetery,West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Position3 A 10
Other memorialsSt John’s Church, Wimborne Named on plaque within Wimborne Minster
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