BORN LOUTH 11/11/1886. SON OF ANNIE & THE LATE JAMES FELL, OF 17, BRIGHT STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). A REGULAR SOLDIER. ENLISTED AT DORCHESTER. FORMERLY PRIVATE, 5310, OF THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT. HE HAS SERVED SOME TIME IN PRISON AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT (1911 CENSUS) HE SERVED IN THE 1ST BATTALION, KING’S SHROPSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. HE DIED OF WOUNDS AT THE 2ND CANADIAN CASUALTY CLEARING STATION, ON 11/08/1918, AGED 32. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER, ANNIE. HE IS BURIED AT ESQUELBECQ MILITARY CEMETERY, NORD, FRANCE.
| Name | James Fell |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Louth, Lincs. |
| Residence | Hull |
| Death Date | 11 Aug 1918 |
| Death Place | ESQUELBECQ MILITARY CEMETERY, NORD, FRANCE |
| Enlistment Place | Dorchester |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Shropshire Light Infantry |
| Battalion | 1st Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 38492 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 5310, Glos. Regt |
First name:
JAMES WILLIAM
Military Number:
38492
Rank:
Private
Date Died
11/08/1918
Place died:
ESQUELBECQ MILITARY CEMETERY, NORD, FRANCE
Age:
32
17, BRIGHT STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
