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2735010 Guardsman Robert John JAMES, 1 Welsh Guards: 29/05/1940

Discussion in 'The Brigade of Guards' started by dbf, Nov 16, 2019.

  1. dbf

    dbf Member

    Date of Enlistment: 1939
    Army Number: 2735010
    Rank: Guardsman
    Name: Robert John JAMES
    Unit: 1 Welsh Guards

    Date of Birth: 21/10/1914
    Place of Birth: Cardiff

    Died 29/05/1940


    Sp. Mem. Row A. Grave 21.
     
    Last edited: Apr 27, 2024
  2. dbf

    dbf Member

    Name: [Robert John] James . Date of Birth: 21/10/1914 . Age: [30]. Place of Birth:... | The National Archives
    Reference: WO 416/353/233
    Name: [Robert John] James.
    Date of Birth: 21/10/1914.
    Age: [30].
    Place of Birth: [Cardiff].
    Service: British Army.
    Rank: [Guardsman].
    Regiment/Unit/Squadron: [Welsh Guards].
    Service Number: 2735010.
    Date of Capture: [unspecified].
    Theatre of Capture: [unspecified].
    Camp Name/Number: [unspecified].
    PoW number: [unspecified].
    Date of Death: 30/05/1940.
    Number of Photographs: 0.
    Number of Fingerprints: 0.
    Number of X-rays: 0.
    Number of Cards: 2.
     
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  3. dbf

    dbf Member

    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2776951/robert-john-james/
    GUARDSMAN ROBERT JOHN JAMES
    Service Number: 2735010
    Regiment & Unit: 1st Bn. Welsh Guards

    Date of Death: 29 May 1940
    Age 30 years old
    Buried or commemorated at WEST CAPPEL CHURCHYARD
    Grave Reference: Sp. Mem. Row A. Grave 21.
    Location: France
    Additional Info: Son of Robert John and Beatrice Isabella James, of Cardiff; husband of Elizabeth James.
    Personal Inscription: THE CALL WAS ANSWERED, YOUR DUTY DONE. REST ON IN PEACE, OUR LOVING SON
     
    Last edited: Apr 27, 2024

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