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Pte. James Garbett
British Army 11th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
from:Easington Colliery, Co Durham.
(d.10th Mar 1916)
My Great Grandfather, 18361 Private James Garbett 11th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, was killed in action on 10th March 1916 aged 37 years old. He was a miner born in Dukinfield (Greater Manchester) he followed his father also a miner around the UK and ended up in a town called Easington near Durham. He was married to Miriam Garbett and had 4 children at the time of his death and lived and worked at Easington Colliery.
In December 1914 the German Navy shelled the town of Hartlepool and this is when my Great Grandfather decided to join up in the British Army. He enlisted in 1915 in Newcastle. I have obtained a copy of the War Diaries from the National Archives and read through them and thought there were several soldiers injured my great grandfather unfortunately appears to be the first fatality for the battalion in the trenches and was killed by rifle fire on the 10th March 1916 (although his surname name is spelt incorrectly) and is buried in Hamel Military in grave I.E.14 Cemetery in the village of Hamel
