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James Stanley WILLIAMSON

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Surname: WILLIAMSON

Forename(s): James Stanley

Place of Birth: Chelsea, Middlesex

Service No: 266257

Rank: Private

Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Battalion / Unit: 'B' Coy 1/6th Battalion

Division: 49th (West Riding) Division

Age: 23

Date of Death: 1918-03-17

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: XXVII. E.E. 21A.

CWGC Cemetery: LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY

CWGC Memorial: ---

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial: EARBY, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

James Stanley Williamson was the son of James and Mary Elizabeth Williamson, née Gore and brother of Private Sydney George Williamson (42968) (q.v.) and Private William John Williamson (266267) (q.v.). Their father was born in Scotland and mother at Paddington, Middlesex.

1901 Paddington, London Census: 1, Adpar Street - James Williamson, aged 6 years, born Chelsea, son of Mary E. Williamson (married).

1911 Eccleston, Chorley, Lancashire Census: Parr Lane - James Stanley Williamson, aged 16 years, born London, Chelsea, son of Mary Elizabeth Williamson, widow.

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte James S. Williamson, 3557, 266257, W. Rid. R. Theatre of War first served in: (1) France. Date of entry therein: 29.6.15. D. of W. 17.3.18.

British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte James Stanley Williamson, 266257, 1/6 W. Rid. R. D. of W. 17.3.18.

Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte James Stanley Williamson, 266257, 6th Bn W. Riding. Date and Place of Death: 17.3.18. Belgium. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Mother - Mary E. £18 18s. 3d. Brother - Frank R. £3 18s. 2d. Sister - Lillian M. £13 18s. 2d. Sister - Agnes C. £3 18s. 2d.

UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for James. Named on card(s): Mother - Mary Elizabeth. Sister - Agnes Clara. Sister - Lilian Mary. Address: 42, Skipton Road, Earby, Yorks.

See also:
‘Earby in the First World War’ by Stephanie Carter, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2014).
‘Guiseley Terriers: A Small Part in The Great War – A History of the 1/6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment’ by Stephen Barber (2018).
‘Our Finest Crop’ by Steven Marshall, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2020).

Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:

WILLIAMSON, James Stanley, aged 23, West Riding Regiment, 42, Skipton Road,[Earby], died of wounds March 17, 1918.

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Private James Stanley WILLIAMSON

Private James Stanley WILLIAMSON

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 49th (West Riding) Division

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 49th (West Riding) Division

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Surname: WILLIAMSON

Forename(s): James Stanley

Born:

Residence: Earby, Yorks

Enlisted: Skipton, Yorks

Number: 266257

Rank: Private

Regiment: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

Battalion: 1/6th Battalion

Decorations:

Died Date: 17/03/18

Died How: Died of wounds

Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Notes:

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Surname: WILLIAMSON

Forename(s): James Stanley

Country of Service: United Kingdom

Service Number: 266257

Rank: Private

Regiment: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

Unit: 1st/6th Bn.

Age: 23

Awards:

Died Date: 17/03/1918

Additional Information: Son of Mary E. Williamson, of 21, Albion St., Earby, Colne, and the late James Williamson. Born London.

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War Diary of the 1/6th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

17 MARCH 1918

JUDGE SECTOR.

After heavy shelling of Front and support lines enemy attempted to enter trenches on ‘C’ Coy front. He was driven off by our Rifle fire and it is believed that several casualties were inflicted. 3 Rifles and a “pork pie” cap were found in front of our wire next morning.

Casualties: Wounded – . . . No.266257 Pte Williamson, J.S. ‘B’ Coy.

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29 March 1918

EARBY WIDOW’S SACRIFICE – Three Sons in 12 Months

The sad news came to hand last weekend in a letter from an Army Chaplain in France, of the death from wounds of Private James Stanley Williamson, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, which look place in the 3rd Canadian Hospital on March 17th. He was 23 years of age, and the second son of Mrs. Williamson, 42 Skipton Road, Earby, who has had two other sons killed within twelve months. These were: Private Sydney George Williamson, K.O.Y.L.I. (20), killed April 9th 1917, and Private William James Williamson (29), Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, killed October lst 1917. They were all unmarried.

Private James S. Williamson enlisted in the early days of the war and had spent nearly three years in France. The family received a letter from him dated only two days prior to his death, which was due to gunshot wounds in the back, right leg and a fractured arm. He was formerly employed by Messrs. B. W. Hartley, Brook Shed, and was connected with All Saints’ Church, where the Rector (Rev. J. F. Tanfield) made sympathetic reference to the family’s sad loss on Sunday evening.

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22 February 1918

EARBY FAMILY’S SECOND BEREAVEMENT

Mrs. Williamson, 42, Skipton Road, Earby, has received an Official intimation confirming the death of her son, Pte. Sydney George Williamson, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, who had previously been reported missing since April 9th last year. He was 20 years of age, and went out to France just before Christmas, 1916. Prior to joining the army he was in the employ of Mr. Joseph Foulds, Brook Shed, Earby. This is the second bereavement the family has sustained during the war, Pte. Wm. J. Williamson having been killed in October last, while another brother (James) is still at the front.

28 March 1918

WILLIAMSON – Died of wounds March 17th, at the 3rd Canadian Hospital, Pte. James Stanley Williamson, of the Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment, son of Mrs. Williamson, of 42, Skipton Road, Earby, aged 23.

28 March 1918

CRAVEN AND THE WAR

Earby Widow’s Sacrifice

The sad news came to hand last weekend in a letter from an army chaplain in France, of the death from wounds of Private James Stanley Williamson, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, which took place in the 3rd Canadian Hospital on March 17th. He was 23 years of age and the second son of Mrs. Williamson, 42, Skipton Road, Earby, who has had two other sons killed within twelve months. These were Private Sydney George Williamson, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (20), killed April 9th, 1917, and Private William James [John] Williamson (29), Duke of Wellington’s, Regiment, killed October 1st, 1917. They were all unmarried. Private James S. Williamson enlisted in the early days of the war and had spent nearly three years in France. The family received a letter from him dated only two days prior to his death, which was due to gunshot wounds in the back, right leg and a fractured arm. He was formerly employed by Messrs. B. W. Hartley, Brook Shed, and was connected with All Saints’ Church, where the Rector (Rev. J. F. Tanfield) made sympathetic reference to the family’s sad loss on Sunday evening.

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