Son of Thomas and Bridget Tansey; brother of Mrs. Whitelegge, of 19, Kent Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Service number recorded as 6554 on CWGC. Previously served in the South African Campaign.
Tansey, James –
Personal details
- Surname: Tansey
- Forename: James
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Widnes, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 30
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: May 4th, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sapper
- Unit: 2nd Siege Company, Royal Anglesey.
- Service number: 396554
- Regiment: Royal Engineers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Stockport, Cheshire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- 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)
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- St. Gregory's R.C. Church 1914-1918 Memorial - Farnworth
- CWGC Memorial: Ypres Town Cemetery Extension, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: I. C. 2.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 04/06/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d*
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 04/06/1915 11/06/1915 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 18/01/1918