Private 61437 James Gleave
Regiment/Unit: Machine Gun Corps - 51st Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (2b) Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 25/09/1915
Previous Reg/Num: 16454, S. Lancs R.
Age at death: 20
Date of death: 9th of August 1918
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Westoutre British Cemetery - K. 11.
Census details:
1901 - 2 years old James is living at 64 Grant Street, St Helens with parents George (25), Catherine (22) and sister Ann (2 Mths). George's brother Thomas Gleave (17) is staying at the address. 1911 - Sees 13 years old schoolboy James living at 93 Central Street, St Helens with parents George (35), Catherine (31) and four siblings: Ann (10), Thomas (8), John (3), Aletha Mary (1). Boarding at the address is William Fitzpatrick (38).
Notes:
James Gleave is named on the Cowley Hill RoH as serving with the Machine Gun Corps
James Gleave is named on the Cowley Hill RoH as serving with the Machine Gun Corps
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/JGleave_MGC_zpsdd8c549f.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private James Gleave at Westoutre British Cemetery
(Photograph courtesy of Frederik Sohier)[/caption]
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[caption]James is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]
