Private 45712 James Boardman
Regiment/Unit: Royal Berkshire Regiment - 1st Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Previous Reg/Num: 46258, S. Lancs Regt.
Age at death: 20
Date of death: 27th of October 1918
Born: Haydock, Lancs
Resided: Haydock, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Etaples Military Cemetery - LXVII. M. 17.
BMD details:
Marriage not found.
Family details:
Son of James and Esther Ann Boardman; husband of Mary Boardman, of 198, Clipsley Lane, Haydock, St. Helens, Lancs. Native of Haydock. Widow Mary is sole legatee.
Census details:
1901 - Shows 2 years old James living at 335 Clipsley Lane, Haydock with his parents James (44), Esther (44). Also at the address are step brother and sister John Leyland (21), Mary E Leyland (17) and Australian born cousins Annie Boardman (11), John Boardman (8). 1911 - Sees 12 years old schoolboy James living at 335 Clipsley Lane, Haydock with widowed mother Esther (54). Also at the address are James's step brother and sister John Leyland (31), Mary Emily Leyland (27).
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/45712JamesBoardman.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/J_Boardman_RoyalBerks.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private James Boardman at Etaples Military Cemetery
(Photo courtesy of Margaret Dufay.)[/caption]
