Place, James –

Son of Mary Place, of 18, Leinster Street, Farnworth, Lancashire, and the late Andrew Place; husband of Florence Gorton (formerly Place), of 123, Kildare Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly worked as a telegraphist and sorter at Bolton Post Office. Died of Malaria at Morogoro Military Hospital in German East Africa.

Personal details

  • Surname: Place
  • Forename: James
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Kearsley, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 33
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: December 8th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Sapper
  • Unit: Base Signal Depot.
  • Service number: 126786
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Morogoro Cemetery, Tanzania
  • CWGC reference: III. D. 3.

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 21/12/1917 21/06/1918 02/08/1918 06/12/1918 27/12/1918

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