Remembered with Honour | |||
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A soldier of the Border Regiment | |||
Name | Albert Garth | ||
Rank | Private | ||
Number | 15140 | ||
Battalion | 8th Border Regiment | ||
Company | |||
Att'd/Trans | |||
Former unit | |||
Enlisted | Kendal, Westmorland | ||
Resident | Milnthorpe, Westmorland | ||
Where born | Milnthorpe, Westmorland | ||
Ctry of service | United Kingdom | ||
Burial / Commemoration | |||
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Where died | F & F | ||
How died | k.i.a. | ||
Age | 21 | ||
Date of death | 25th April 1916 | ||
Casualty type | Commonwealth War Dead | ||
Grave ref. | VII. D. 10. | ||
Resting place | La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, Vimy |
Additional information | |||
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Son of John and Emma Garth of Field Cottage, Milnthorpe, Westmorland. |
Source | ||
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Soldiers Died in the Great War (1921) / Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
Notes | |||
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James Garth, also known as Jim, was born in 1896 in Milnthorpre, Westmorland, one of twelve siblings. He served in the 8th Border Regiment and an older brother, Albert Garth, served in the 6th Border Regiment. Before his enlistment he worked as a Sawyer.
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