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Surname: THWAITES
Forename(s): James Wilcock
Place of Birth: Barnoldswick, Yorkshire
Service No: 61787
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 10th (Service) Battalion
Division: 17th (Northern) Division
Age: 18
Date of Death: 1918-04-22
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 26 and 27.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: POZIERES MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
James Wilcock Thwaite was the son of Richard and Sarah Elizabeth Thwaite, née Wilcock. Richard was born at Kettlewell and Sarah at Barnoldswick, Yorkshire. (Thwaite is the correct spelling of the family surname).
1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: Raikes Beck - James Thwaite, aged 1 year, born Barnoldswick, son of Richard and Sarah E. Thwaite.
1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 13, Raikes Beck - James Wilcock Thwaite, aged 10 years, born Barnoldswick, son of Richard and Sarah Elizabeth Thwaite.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte James W. Thwaites, 61787, W. York. R.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte James Wilcock Thwaites, 61787, 10th W. York. R. Killed in Action 22.4.18.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte James Wilcock Thwaites, 61787, 10th Bn W. Yorks. Date and Place of Death: 22.4.18 France. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - Richard. £6 7s. 1d.
A short biography of James is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
THWAITES, J. W., aged 18 years, West Riding Regiment, Raikes Beck, [Barnoldswick], killed in action April 22, 1918.
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Private James Wilcock THWAITES
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 17th (Northern) Division
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Army Form B. Official notification of the death of Private James Wilcock Thwaite
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Note accompanying the medals awarded to Private James Wilcock Thwaite
Private James Wilcock Thwaite’s next-of-kin Memorial Plaque, British War Medal and Victory Medal
Richard and Sarah Elizabeth Thwaite, née Wilcock, the parents of James Wilcock Thwaite
Elizabeth and William Johns, née Thwaite (married 1912), the sister and brother-in-law of James Wilcock Thwaite
Elizabeth Johns, née Thwaite (died May 1918), the sister of James Wilcock Thwaite
Jane Thwaite, sister of James Wilcock Thwaite
The wedding of Jane Thwaite and William Johns (19 December 1923)
- Jane’s brother, Richard, seated on the right, was Best Man
Nellie Thwaite on the right with her sister Jane and brother-in-law, William Johns
George Neville Thwaite (seated), the brother of James Wilcock Thwaite with his cousin Moreland Johns
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31 May 1918
Private James Wilcock Thwaites, Barnoldswick
Private James Wilcock Thwaites, West Yorks. Regiment, killed in action April 22nd, after two months in France, was 18 years of age and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Thwaites, Raikes Beck, Barnoldswick. The news was received on Thursday last week, a few hours after the death of his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Johns, of 13 Raikes Beck. Before enlisting Private Thwaites was a weaver for Messrs. Bailey and Roberts, Barnsey Shed.
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31 May 1918
THWAITES – Killed in action April 22nd, Pte. J.W. Thwaites, of the West Yorkshire Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Thwaites, Raikes Beck, Barnoldswick, aged 18.
31 May 1918
CRAVEN AND THE WAR
Pte. J.W. Thwaites, Barnoldswick
Pte. James Wilcock Thwaites, West Yorkshire Regiment, killed in action April 22nd, after two months in France, was 18 years of age and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Thwaites, Raikes Beck, Barnoldswick. The news was received on Thursday last week, a few hours after the death of his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Johns, of 13, Raikes Beck. Before enlisting, Pte. Thwaites was a weaver at Messrs. Bailey and Roberts, Barnsey Shed.
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This brave young man was my great uncle. My grandma (his sister) was devasted by his death. She kept his medals until the day she died and named my dad James in his memory. My grandson is named after my dad so the link to him carries on. We will always remember James Wilcock Thwaite and how he gave his life for others. We are extremely proud of him and only wish we could have met him.