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Surname: LEE
Forename(s): James
Place of Birth: Silsden, Yorkshire
Service No: 303635
Rank: Sapper
Regiment / Corps / Service: Royal Engineers
Battalion / Unit: 6th (Fortress) Coy Weymouth
Division: ---
Age: ---
Date of Death: 1920-02-24
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CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: ---
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: SILSDEN (ST. JAMES) CHURCHYARD
Local War Memorial: SILSDEN, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
James Lee was the son of Charles and Sarah Lee, née Glover. Both parents were born at Silsden, Yorkshire.
1881 Silsden, Yorkshire Census: James Square - James Lee, aged 3 years, born Silsden, son of Charles and Sarah Lee.
1891 Silsden, Yorkshire Census: Elliott Street - James Lee, aged 13 years, born Silsden, son of Charles and Sarah Lee.
James was married to Grace Wade in 1896.
1901 Silsden, Yorkshire Census: 25, Elliott Street - James Lee, aged 23 years, born Silsden, husband of Grace Lee.
1911 Silsden, Yorkshire Census: 8, Hothfield Street North - James Lee, aged 33 years. Born Silsden, son of Sarah Lee, widow. [James's wife, Grace, was living with her parents, William and Mary Wade, at 25, Skipton Road, Silsden.]
The British Army Pension Record for James Lee exists but may be incomplete. [James served at 'Home' from 31.7.17 to 16.7.18, the date of his discharge. He received the Silver War Badge.]
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for James.
Data Source: Local War Memorial
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---
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Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Royal Engineers
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Marriage Register of St. James’s Church, Silsden, Yorkshire
Entry for the marriage of James Lee to Grace Wade, 31 October 1896
Courtesy of West Yorkshire Archive Service
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