Pte
James Hartley Astin
Information about birth
Year of birth: 1886 |
Place of birth: Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
Army information
Country: England, United Kingdom |
Force: British Expeditionary Force |
Rank: Private |
Service number: 240607 |
Units: — East Lancashire Regiment, 2/5th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
Date of death: 09/10/1917 |
Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
Age: 31 |
Memorial
Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 78 |
Points of interest 1
#1 | Place of birth |
Sources 1
2/5 Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/3141/5). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Sources used |
More information 3
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/846469 |
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=15c853cd-e430-4798-8b14-4177524acd58 |
Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/88809 |