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Surname: HANSON
Forename(s): James Wood
Place of Birth: Waddington, Yorkshire
Service No: 20790
Rank: L/Corporal
Regiment / Corps / Service: East Lancashire Regiment
Battalion / Unit: 'C' Coy 8th (Service) Battalion
Division: 37th Division
Age: 19
Date of Death: 1917-05-31
Awards: M.M.
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Bay 6.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: ARRAS MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: WADDINGTON, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
James Wood Hanson was the son of John and Mary Elizabeth Hanson, née Wood. John was born at Waddington, Yorkshire and Mary at Liverpool, Lancashire.
1901 Waddington, Yorkshire Census: 6, Back Fold - James W. Hanson, aged 3 years, born Waddington, son of John and Mary E. Hanson.
1911 Waddington, Yorkshire Census: 76, Waddington - James Wood Hanson, aged 13 years, born Waddington., son of John and Mary Elizabeth Hanson.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: L/Cpl James W. Hanson, 20790, 8th East Lancashire Regiment. Theatre of war first served in: (1) France. Date of entry therein: 2 September 1915.
Photograph: ‘Clitheroe Advertiser’ (15 June 1917).
Data Source: Local War Memorial
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---
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L/Corporal James Wood HANSON
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: East Lancashire Regiment
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 37th Division
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