Lance Corporal 52443 James Caine
Regiment/Unit: King's (Liverpool Regiment) - 18th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Date Entered Therein: 23/08/1914
Previous Reg/Num: 8729, Royal Lancs Regt.
Age at death: 25
Date of death: 18th of October 1916
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 1 D 8 B and 8 C.
Census details:
1891 - 9 months old James is living at 37 Barrow Street, St Helens with parents John (38), Mary (38) and sister Mary (9). Also at the address is widowed grandmother Mary Caine (50) and boarders Thomas Balfe (36), Ellen Balfe (31). 1901 - 10 years old James is boarding at 2 Clarence Street, Peasley Cross, St Helens with the Hogan family. The household consisted of John Hogan (26), Elizabeth Hogan (22), their daughter Mary A Hogan (6 Mths) and boarder John M Laughlin (19). 1911 - Sees 20 years old James serving as a Private in the 1st The King's Own and based in India.
Notes:
Age taken from census.
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/sppics/J_Caine_KLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Lance Corporal James Caine on the Thiepval Memorial
(Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
