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214846 Pte. James Newby British Army 1st/6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry from:Hebburn (d.27th May 1918) James Newby enlisted at South Shields in the 1st/6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry and died on the 27th May 1917. He is remembered in Jarrow Library and at Lille Southern Cemetery He was born in 1891 at Monkton, Jarrow, the son of George Newby and the late Elizabeth Ann Newby nee Adamson of Wood Terrace, Jarrow. He was married to Cecilia Oxley (formerly Newby nee Dempster) of 48 Mons Avenue, Hebburn. The 1911 census shows him living at 87 Victoria Road Hebburn with his father George (45), mother Elizabeth Ann (44), two brothers, John Thomas (23) and Frederick Henry (13) and two sisters, Mary Ann (22) and Alice Ada (17) James is employed in Boot Repairs. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**