James William Saxton

Memorial: Alveston - St Helen's Church

Regiment: Royal Berkshire Regiment

Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal

Rank and number: Private 24803

Parents: George and Edith Saxton

Marital status: Married

Home address: Hazel Cottage, Rudgeway, Glos

Date of birth: 1883

Place of birth: Rudgeway, Glos

Date of death: 14/11/1916

Buried/Commemorated at: Thiepval Memorial (Pier and Face 11D.), Somme, France

Age: 33

Further information:

James served with the 1st Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment), British Army and was Killed in Action on 14 November 1916 age 33

James was the husband of Margaret Saxton of Seconds House, Lancing Cottage, Shoreham, Sussex and the brother of William Harold Saxton who died 10/5/1915 and Charles Edward Saxton who died 30/12/1915

By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):

Forces War Records, CWGC and Ancestry.co.uk