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Pte. William Edward James
British Army 2nd Battalion, "B" Coy. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Jarrow
(d.16th Sep 1915)
William Edward James served with 2nd Battalion "B" Coy. Northumberland Fusiliers, formerly serving with the West Yorks Regiment. He was aged 20 when he died on 16th September 1915.
Born in Jarrow in 1895, he was the son of Joseph and Euphemia Eckford H. James (nee Humphrey) of 131 Charles Street Boldon Colliery. William Edward James age 15 Coal miner Driver underground is listed as living with his parents Joseph and Euphemia James and family at 540 John William Street, South Shields on the 1911 census. He enlisted in Jarrow.