Corporal 13001 James Dennett
Regiment/Unit: Royal Fusiliers - 25th Bn.
Theatre of War: East Africa
Theatre of War First Served: (4a) Africa
Date Entered Therein: 04/05/1915
Age at death: 41
Date of death: 27th of March 1917
(Tuesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Whitby, Yorks
Burial / Memorial: Dar Es Salaam War Cemetery - 1. G. 11.
BMD details:
Marriage of James Dennett and Florence Constance Davison registered Middlesbrough Q1 1906
Family details:
Husband of Florence C. Dennett, of 10, Olive Buildings, Whitby, Yorks, England. Born at St. Helens, Lancs, England.
Census details:
1881 - 6 years old schoolboy James is living at Canal Vaults, Canal Bank West, St Helens with 'Beerseller' parents James (48), Elizabeth (44) and six siblings: Frederick (22), Maud Mary (16), Agnes (14), Vincent (12), Francis (8), Thomas (4 mths).
1891 - 16 years old 'Ironmongers Apprentice' James is living at The Black Horse Inn, 111 Park Road, Parr, St Helens with licensee father James (59), mother Elizabeth (54) and two siblings: Francis (18), Thomas A (10),
Also at the address is servant Ann Birch (16).
1901 - Not found.
1911 Sees James aged 35 employed as a Hotel Barman.
He is living with his wife Florence 25 and son Eric 2 at 21 Jackson Street, Middlesbrough
Notes:
Also remembered on the Middlesbrough War Memorial
SHROH ref. 2886