James Albert Fawcett (c.1893-1915)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
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Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- FAWCETT, JAMES ALBERT. Private. No 1871. 1/7th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Marsden. Son of Mr and Mrs William Fawcett of Netherleigh, Marsden. Attended Marsden Congregational Sunday School. Employed as a dyer's labourer by Mr John Ed Crowther at Bank Bottom Mills. Was a keen cricketer and won a medal in Marsden Cricket Club's championships in 1913. Enlisted at the outbreak of war. Died of wounds to the head, 21.11.1915, aged 22 years. Buried ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY. Grave location:- Plot 3, Row G, Grave 7a.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private JA FAWCETT
- regiment: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
- died: Sunday, November 21, 1915
- record ID: 501029
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #501029)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #1209319)