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James Edward Anderson

Information about birth

Year of birth:
1885
Place of birth:
Sturry, Kent, England, United Kingdom

General information

Profession:
Barman

Army information

Country:
England, United Kingdom
Force:
British Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Rifleman
Service number:
Z/1278
Enlistment date:
02/09/1914
Enlistment place:
Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Units:
 —  The Rifle Brigade, 12th Bn.  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
20/09/1917
Place of death:
Eagle Trench - Winterstellung, Langemark, Belgium
Cause of death:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Age:
32

Memorial

Tyne Cot Memorial
Panel: 145

Distinctions and medals 1

Points of interest 3

#1 Place of birth
#2 Enlistment place
#3 Place of death (approximate)

Files 1

Sources 3

60 Infantry Brigade: 12 Battalion Rifle Brigade (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/2121/5).
https://nationalarchives.gov.uk
Sources used
McCarthy C., The Third Ypres Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account (London, Arms & Armour Press, 1995), pg. 78-81.
Sources used
Seymour, W. W., The History of the Rifle Brigade in The War of 1914-1918 (Londen, The Rifle Brigade Club Ltd., 1936), p. 146-153.
Sources used

More information 3