Private 3260 James Billinge
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 29/03/15
Age at death: 23
Date of death: 9th of May 1915
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 37.
Family details:
Father George is sole legatee.
Census details:
The family are named as Billings in the 1901 census: 1901 - 9 years old James is living at 1 Barton Street, Parr, St Helens with parents George (47), Mary Anne (35) and five siblings: Mary Ann (15), George (11), Ellen (7), [cas=162]Edward Billinge[/cas] (5), Lawrence (3). 1911 - Sees 19 years old 'Sheet Glass Labourer' James living at 13 Barton Street, Parr, St Helens with his parents George (57), Mary Anne (46) and six siblings: George (21), Ellen Jane (17), [cas=162]Edward Billinge[/cas] (15), Lawrence (13), Susannah (8), John (6).
Notes:
[note=27] Two Billinge Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Age taken from census.
[note=27] Two Billinge Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/3260JamesBillinge.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Billinge_J_and_Birch_J_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private James Billinge on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
(Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
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[caption]James is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]
