Hamer, James Osbert –

Son of Andrew and Mary Hamer (nee Holden), of Ridgmont, 38, Rigby Lane, Bradshaw, Turton, Lancashire.

Personal details

  • Surname: Hamer
  • Forename: James Osbert
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Bradshaw, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 24
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: June 17th, 1915
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 2723
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Maple Copse Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Special Memorial. E. 20.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 25/06/1915 25/06/1915 02/07/1915 06/08/1915 25/08/1916 25/08/1916 22/06/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6f 6g* 5i S1l* 7d/g 8h* 4h

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