Second Lieutenant James Stott

The St Helens Reporter
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Lancashire Fusiliers - Att 2/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: France
Date Entered Therein: 06/11/1915
Previous Reg/Num: 21078 CQMS, South Lancashire Regiment. (11th Bn)

Age at death: 26
Date of death: 11th of October 1918 (Friday)
Born: Prescot, Lancashire
Resided: Whiston Waterworks.
Burial / Memorial: Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery Fleurbaix - I. E. 51.

Family details:
Father & Administrator: John.

Census details:
1901 - 9 years old James is living at 10 West Street, Thatto Heath, St Helens with parents John (40 an engine man at the waterworks), Alice (39) and two siblings: Martha (17), George E (15). 1911 - Sees 19 years old 'Clerk' James living at Whiston Waterworks, Nr Prescot with parents John (50 an Engineer (waterworks)), Alice (49) and brother Ernest (25).

Notes:
[url=http://www.sthelensrollsofhonour.co.uk/lmem.php?lmem=20]Remembered on St John the Evangelist, Ravenhead War Memorial[/url] [url=lmem.php?lmem=50]Also remembered on St Anne's War Memorial, Rainhill[/url] Home address listed on the Medal Index Card as Whiston Waterworks, Cumber Lane, Whiston. CWGC have his date of death as 02 Oct 1918. Age taken from census.

Served with the South Lancashire Regiment until he was discharged to a commission with the Lancashire Fusiliers on 30th July 1918. [comment]Lt Stott's date of death is shown as 11th October 1918, but it is interesting to note that the battalion were actually in training on that date. Their mnovements in October 1918 are shown below:- 02/10/1918 - La Bassee; Advance began 03/10/1918 - Hantay 04/10/1918 - Reserve at Salome 05/10/1918 - Reserve at Givenchy 07/10/1918 - La Bethune; training in open warfare 12/10/1918 - Sainghin-en-Weppes; Lattre 17/10/1918 - Crossing of Haute Deule Canal and Seclin Canal; Houplin; Noyelles; Wattignies; Faches; Templemars; Vendeville; Lesquin; patrol into Sainghin-en-Melautois Eligible for the Silver War Badge on 11/09/1919.[/comment] [pic]tpics/Stott_James)2.jpg[/pic][caption]Image from Probate Records[/caption] [pic]tpics/Stott_(James).jpg[/pic][caption]Image courtesy of Jeff Keenan from the Local Press[/caption] He was originally buried in La Bassee Communal Cemetery German Extension but was moved to Rue Petillon in 1921. This suggests strongly that he died either i) as a Prisoner of War or ii) in action but his body was recovered and buried by the Germans. (S/N) [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/JStott_LFs.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Second Lieutenant James Stott at Rue-Petillion Military Cemetery - Fleurbaix (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]