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Surname: NUTTALL
Forename(s): James Henry
Place of Birth: ---
Service No: 35529
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Royal Defence Corps
Battalion / Unit: 319th Protection Coy
Division: ---
Age: 53
Date of Death: 1916-12-16
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Screen Wall, C of E (A11. 2370).
CWGC Cemetery: SALFORD (WEASTE) CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial(s): Not Listed (View Names Not Listed on a Local War Memorial)
Additional Information:
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte James Henry Nuttall, 35529, 319 Pro Co. Royal Defence Corps. Date and Place of Death: 16.12.16. Home Drowned (Acc). Credits: £1 6s. 8d. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: [ - ].
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: Pte James Henry Nuttall, 35529, R.D.C. Date and cause of death: 16.12.16. Drowned. Dependant: Mrs. Annie Walmsley. Address: 51, Longroyd Road, Earby. Relationship to soldier: Unmarried wife.
It has not been possible to confirm any further details about James Henry Nuttall.
Data Source: Craven Herald Article
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---
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Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Royal Defence Corps
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22 December 1916
EARBY SOLDIER DROWNED AT MANCHESTER
Pte. James Henry Nuttall, of the Royal Defence Corps, lost his life at Manchester during the dense fog prevailing on Saturday night. He was proceeding, along with another sentry, to take up duty for the night along the ship Canal when he accidentally fell into the dock and was drowned. Deceased was 53 years of age and a member of the National Reserve. Prior to rejoining the Army in the ear1y part of the present year, he had lived for about five years at 51, Longroyd Road, Earby, and worked as a weaver at Spring Mill. He leaves a wife and four children.
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