Private 2104 James Rigby
Regiment/Unit: Royal Welsh Fusiliers - 11th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1)
Date Entered Therein: 26/12/1914
Age at death: 25
Date of death: 10th of August 1917
Born: Thatto Heath, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 6 and 8.
BMD details:
Marriage: 10/05/1914 Jacobum RIGBY to Mariam Ellen JACKSON at Holy Cross RC, St Helens.
Family details:
Son of the late John and Alice Rigby; husband of the late Ellen Rigby.
Census details:
1901 - 9 years old James is living at 284 Park Road, Parr, St Helens with parents John Rigby (50), Alice Rigby (46) and five siblings: Samuel Rigby (20), Thomas Rigby (19), Moses Rigby (17), William Rigby (12), married sister Elizabeth Grayson (23), with her husband James Grayson (25) and their son James Grayson (6 Mths). 1911 - Sees 19 years old 'Coal Miner - Hewer' James living at 53 Recreation Street, Parr, St Helens with widowed father John (58) and brother William (22). Also at the address are servant Martha Grayson (22) and John's granddaughter Elizabeth Alice Grayson (7).
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/RigbyJ_RWFs.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial bearing the inscription for Private James Rigby
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
