Son of Andrew and Mary Hamer (nee Holden), of Ridgmont, 38, Rigby Lane, Bradshaw, Turton, Lancashire.
Hamer, James Osbert –
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: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Bradshaw War Memorial Cross
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- 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