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Pte. James Nixon
British Army 4th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Haltwhistle
(d.28th April 1915)
My grandfather, James Nixon was in C Company of 4th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers who landed in Boulogne, France on 20th April 1915. The Battalion moved to Ypres and on 26th April took part in the Battle of St Julien where he was badly wounded in the back and hip by shell fire. He was transferred to No.14 General Hospital, Wimereux, near Boulogne. He died on 28th April 1915 after a week in France and was buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery.