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JAMES VATCHER

  • Died: 25 Sep 1918
  • Rank: Rifleman
  • Service no at death:
  • Died: 25 Sep 1918
  • Rank: Rifleman
  • Service no at death:
Personal
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  • Surname: VATCHER
  • Forename: JAMES
  • Initials: J
  • Date of Birth: 1896
  • Place of Birth: Christchurch, Hampshire
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  • Address: Wimborne, Dorset
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  • Employment / trade: Apprentice Brickmaker
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  • Family (parents and grandparents): Son of James & Kate VATCHER
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  • Notes: Name listed in War Heroes of Ferndown by Ian Dale
Military
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  • Regiment at call-up: King's Royal Rifle Corps
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  • Rank at call-up: Rifleman
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  • Service facts: Estaires, Hazebrouck, Bethune
Death and Memorial
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  • Age at death: 22
  • Date of death: 25 Sep 1918
  • Regiment at death: King's Royal Rifle Corps
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  • Rank at death: Rifleman
  • Circumstances of death: KIA
  • Service no at death:
  • Field of action at death: Selle & Sambre
  • Place of death:
  • Location of grave: VisenArtois Memorial
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  • Other memorials: Named on Ferndown British Legion Memorial
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