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Surname: WORMWELL
Forename(s): James
Place of Birth: Nelson, Lancashire
Service No: 240446
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: East Lancashire Regiment
Battalion / Unit: 1/5th Battalion
Division: 42nd (East Lancashire) Division
Age: 24
Date of Death: 1917-04-27
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: I. B. 2.
CWGC Cemetery: PERONNE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: EARBY, YORKSHIRE
Local War Memorial: KELBROOK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
James Wormwell (born 16 May 1893 at 125, Every Street, Nelson) was the son of Henry and Sarah Ann Wormwell, née Windle. Henry was born at Kelbrook, Yorkshire and Sarah at Laneshaw Bridge, Lancashire. James was the nephew of Company Sergeant-Major Samuel Wormwell (729) (q.v.).
1901 Kelbrook, Yorkshire Census: Vicarage Road - James Wormwell, aged 7 years, born Nelson, Lancashire. [James was living with his grandparents, James and Hannah Wormwell.]
1911 Kelbrook, Yorkshire Census: Vicarage Road - James Wormwell, aged 17 years, born Kelbrook. [James was living with his uncle, William Wormwell, who was unmarried. William's unmarried sister and brother, Annie and Frank were also living with him.]
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte James Wormwell, 240446, E. Lan. R.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte James Wormwell, 240446, 1/5th East Lancs.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte James Wormwell, 240446, 1/5th Batt East Lancs. Date and Place of Death: 27.4.17. France. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Uncle and sole legatee - William. £20 0s. 2d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for James. Named on card(s): Uncle – Mr. William Wormwell, died 8.12.19. Aunt – Mrs. Margaret Wormwell, in loco [parentis].
See also:
‘Earby in the First World War’ by Stephanie Carter, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2014).
‘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
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
WORMWELL, Jas., aged 24, East Lancs., nephew of Mr. Wm. Wormwell, Kelbrook, died of wounds in France, April 27. 1917.
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Private James WORMWELL
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: East Lancashire Regiment
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 42nd (East Lancashire) Division
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04 May 1917
WORMWELL – April 27th, 1917, at the South Midland Field Ambulance Station, France, from wounds received in action, Pte. James Wormwell, East Lancashire Regiment, nephew of Mr. W. Wormwell, Struntlybank, Kelbrook, aged 24 years.
04 May 1917
KELBROOK SOLDIER DIES OF WOUNDS
The relatives of Pte. James Wormwell, East Lancashire Regiment, have been informed of his death from wounds at the South Midland Field Ambulance Station, France. A letter from the Nursing Sister in charge states that:– “Private Wormwell was admitted into hospital on April 25th suffering from gunshot wounds in the back and abdomen. Everything possible was done for him, but he passed away this morning (April 27th) at one a.m. There were no messages left. He will be laid to rest in Peronne Military Cemetery, and there will be a cross with his name and number to mark his grave. This is all the information I have.
“Yours sincerely, A. LOYD, Sister-in-Charge.”
Pte. Wormwell, who was 24 years of age, joined up in August 1914, and fought in the Dardanelles and Egypt before going to France about two months ago. He was a nephew of Mr. Wm. Wormwell, Struntlybank, Kelbrook, with whom he lived prior to joining the Army, and was employed as a weaver at Messrs. J.J. Duckworth and Co.’s Dotcliffe Mill, Kelbrook.
11 May 1917
KELBROOK – PRIVATE JAMES WORMWELL
We reproduce a photograph of Pte. James Wormwell, East Lancashire Regiment, whose death from wounds at the South Midland Field Ambulance Station, France, on April 27th 1917, was recorded in our columns last week. Pte. Wormwell, aged 24 years, was a nephew of Wm. Wormwell, 9, Struntly Bank, Kelbrook, with whom he lived prior to joining the Army in August 1914. He was formerly employed as a weaver by Messrs. J.J. Duckworth and Co., Dotcliffe Mills, Kelbrook.
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09 October 1914
KELBROOK
TO JOIN THE ARMY – The following men here left St. Mary’s Parish, Kelbrook (Vicar, Rev. A. E. Chance), to join the Army or Navy:– Allan Atkinson, John Edmondson, Albert Adams, Geo. Frederick Baldwin, Albert Burbridge, Philip Hodgson, George Ion, Wm. James Little, Arthur Matthews, Dick Slater, James Wormwell, Herman Widdup, Wm. Williamson, Thomas Walsh and Alfred Pickles.
04 May 1917
WORMWELL – Died of wounds in hospital in France, April 27th, Pte. Jas. Wormwell, of the East Lancs. Regiment, nephew of Mr. Wm. Wormwell, of Struntybank, Kelbrook, aged 24.
04 May 1917
KELBROOK SOLDIER DIES OF WOUNDS
The relatives of Pte. James Wormwell, East Lancs. Regiment, have been informed of his death from wounds at the South Midlands Field Ambulance Station, France. A letter from the nursing sister-in-charge states that “Pte. Wormwell was admitted into hospital on April 25th, Suffering from gunshot wounds in the back and abdomen. Everything possible was done for him, but he passed away this morning (April 27th) at one a.m. There were no messages left. He will be laid to rest in Peronne Military Cemetery, and there will be a cross with his name to mark his grave. This is all the information I have. – Yours sincerely, A. LLOYD, Sister-in-Charge.”
Pte. Wormwell, who was 24 years of age, joined up in August, 1914, and fought in the Dardanelles and Egypt before going to France about 2 months ago. He was a nephew of Mr. Wm. Wormwell, of Struntybank, Kelbrook, with whom he lived prior to joining the army, and was employed as a weaver at Messrs. J.J. Duckworth and Co.’s Dotcliffe Mill, Kelbrook.
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