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MelPack

May 24 2009, 05:02 PM

Name: Benjamin James
Residence: Pontypridd, Glam.
Death Date: 19 Jul 1916
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Battalion: 2/7th Battalion.
Number: 267174
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Comments: Formerly 2896, Welsh Regt.

Benjamin's service record exists (indexed under old number 2896 Welsh Regt). Enlisted Pontypridd 12 Oct 14, aged 20y 3mo, address in Maesycoed area of Pontypridd. Transferred to RWR 24 Apr 16. Father's address in 1918: John James, Aberglais Inn, Pontsarn, Merthyr Tydfil.

We have a fix on him in the BMD in the Jul - Sep qtr 1894 Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales but cannot locate him in the 1901 census to establish his family.

Mel

melon

May 26 2009, 10:33 AM

Hi Mel
I'm still looking.
I found this link looking at the Pontsarn link
http://www.alangeorge.co.uk/johnjames.htm

Mel

Tjapaltjarri

Oct 10 2009, 10:04 AM

QUOTE (melon @ May 26 2009, 11:33 AM)

Hi Mel
I'm still looking.
I found this link looking at the Pontsarn link
http://www.alangeorge.co.uk/johnjames.htm

Mel

This looks useful. Has anyone followed up on this potential link?

Best,

Tjapaltjarri

shred

Oct 10 2009, 11:18 AM

Looks like family are found.

QUOTE

THE nephew of a Merthyr Tydfil-born soldier whose final resting place remained a mystery for more than 90 years has solved the riddle of his death.

The parents of Private Benjamin James, of the 2nd/7th battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, died without ever discovering what had happed to their son during the First World War.

Full story.

Regards,

Garry

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