Pte
James Auton
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1894 |
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Place of birth: Bentham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 9518 |
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Units: — Lancashire Fusiliers, 1st Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 17/08/1917 |
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Cause of death: Died of wounds (D.O.W.) |
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Age: 23 |
Cemetery
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Longuenesse Souvenir Cemetery Plot: 4 Row: D Grave: 30 |
Distinctions and medals 1
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1914-15 Star Medal |
Points of interest 1
| #1 | Place of birth |
Sources 1
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86 Infantry Brigade: 1 Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/2300). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/19379 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=ff3147ca-fe6b-475e-b4d5-9d72ea1493b0 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/106993 |