James Orr Anderson (4319)

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A Soldier of the Border Regiment
Remembered with Honour


2nd Border Regiment Roll of Honour

Full Name James Orr Anderson
Rank (highest) Private
Service Number 4319
Battalion 2nd Battalion
Regiment Border Regiment
Enlisted / Commissioned Workington, Cumberland
Born 1895 / Harrington, Cumberland
Nationality English
Parents Henry Steele Anderson and Mary Anderson (nee Feckey) / 33 Cristian Street, Harrington.</ref>
Residence(s) Harrington
Casualty Type Commonwealth War Dead
Died 16 May 1915
Age 19
Cause of Death Killed in action
Burial Type Memorial
Reference Number Panel 19 and 20
Resting Place Le Touret Memorial
Commemorated in perpetuity by the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Coordinates Latitude: 50.5599 / Longitude: 2.7230
Commemorative Scroll Yes / click here
Biography
James' father, Henry Steele Anderson, was born in Belfast, son of James Anderson and his wife Sarah. The family originally lived in Barrow-in-Furness, but moved to Workington and surrounds for work in iron and steel.[1]

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  1. Information courtesy of Valerie Vicich.
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