James Blair (15483)
| James Blair | |||
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| A soldier of the 11th Battalion Border Regiment Remembered with Honour | |||
| Rank | Lance Corporal | ||
| Number | 15483 | ||
| Company | C Company | ||
| Attached § | |||
| Transferred ¥ | 8th Border Regiment | ||
| Former unit ‡ | None listed in SDGW | ||
| Enlisted | 3 November 1914 Kendal, Westmorland | ||
| Resident | Beetham, Westmorland | ||
| Born | Beetham | ||
| Died | 5 August 1917 | ||
| Where died | France and Flanders | ||
| How died | Killed in action | ||
| Age | |||
| Casualty type | Commonwealth War Dead | ||
| Grave/Memorial | Memorial (see notes) | ||
| Reference no. | Panel 35 | ||
| Resting place | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial | ||
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| Definitions | |||
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| *All place names from SDGW are listed within their historical counties at the time of the war and may not represent present-day county and metropolitan boundaries.*§ A soldier's temporary attachment to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment).*¥ A soldier's permanent transfer to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment).*‡ A soldier's previous military unit/s before serving in the Lonsdale Battalion (inc. other battalions of the Border Regiment). |
| Notes | |||
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| *Son of Thomas and Catherine Blair, of Hale, Milnthorpe, Westmorland.*Also commemorated on the Beetham War Memorial Cross. |
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