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JAMES VATCHER

Died : 25 Sep 1918
Rank : Rifleman
Service no at death:
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Surname: VATCHER
Forename: JAMES
Initials: J
Date of Birth 1896
Place of BirthChristchurch, Hampshire
Place of Birth Source
Address Wimborne, Dorset
Schools attended
Employment / tradeApprentice Brickmaker
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)Son of James & Kate VATCHER
Spouse Name
NotesName listed in War Heroes of Ferndown by Ian Dale
Regiment at call-upKing's Royal Rifle Corps
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-upRifleman
Service no at call-up
Date of attestation -
Date of call-up -
Area reported to
Source
Naval vessels served
Decorations and awards
Other service details
Other rank
Other service no
Service factsEstaires, Hazebrouck, Bethune
Age at death22
Date of death 25 Sep 1918
Regiment at deathKing's Royal Rifle Corps
Battalion at death
Rank at deathRifleman
Circumstances of deathKIA
Service no at death
Field of action at deathSelle & Sambre
Place of death
Location of graveVis-en-Artois Memorial
Position
Other memorialsNamed on Ferndown British Legion Memorial
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