Son of Thomas and Mary Ann Freeman, of 658, Manchester Road, Westhoughton, Lancashire; husband of Alice Freeman, of 479, Manchester Road, Westhoughton, Lancashire. Formerly headmaster of Chequerbent School. Instantly killed by shell fire.
Freeman, James –
Personal details
- Surname: Freeman
- Forename: James
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Westhoughton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 35
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 20th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Unit: 225th Siege Battery.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Royal Garrison Artillery
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- St. Thomas's (Chequerbent) C.E. Church War Memorial Tablet - Westhoughton
- CWGC Memorial: Voormezeele Enclosures No.1 and No.2, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: I. G. 21.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 14/04/1916 31/08/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6e 6f
- Bolton Chronicle: 31/08/1917 14/09/1917