James Hall
JAMES HALL
4498, Private, James Hall, 1/6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (Nottingham and Derbyshire Regiment).
Born in 1881 at Bollington, son of Mary Ann Hall, they lived at Princess Street, Bollington. James married Harriet Walker, at Chapel-le-Frith in 1909, and lived in Whaley Bridge; he worked as a power loom overlooker.
James attested at Buxton on the 17 August 1915, a man of five feet four and half inches tall, weighed 125lbs, blue eyes and brown hair and his religion was Baptist. He embarked for France, 29/03/1916, and died of wounds, at 7, Canadian General Hospital, Le Treport at 8.15am, Thursday, 13 July 1916, aged 35 years.
Medals: British War Medal and Victory Medal.
Private, James Hall is buried at Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, Seine Maritime, France.
C.W.G.C. Ref: – I. 9. 1.
Also refer to
- Bollington Troops pre WWI
- Photos from Barnswood archive Bollington WW1
- ‘Big Hats, Shorts and Dyb Dyb Dyb’ – a history of Macclesfield and Congleton Scouts by Norman Gosling
- Photos of Bollington Scouts pre WW1 from Heritage Centre