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Richard Augustus James

In memory of:

Private Richard Augustus James

April 9, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

784561

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Division:

3nd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

September 12, 1894

Son of Augustus and Sarah James, of Waterdown, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 262 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

II. C. 18.

Location:

Thelus is a village 7 kilometres north of Arras and BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY is about half a mile east of the village on the south side of the D49 road to Bailleul-sire-Berthoult.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Richard James– picture includes a photo of Richard and his death penny

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    Photo of Richard James
    Photo of Richard James – picture includes a photo of Richard and his death penny
  • Waterdown Memorial Hall– View of the Waterdown Memorial Hall (1922) and the War Memorial Plaques. The street address is 317 Dundas Street, Waterdown, ON.

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    Waterdown Memorial Hall
    Waterdown Memorial Hall – View of the Waterdown Memorial Hall (1922) and the War Memorial Plaques. The street address is 317 Dundas Street, Waterdown, ON.
  • Commemorative Plaque– Details of names on the Waterdown Ontario WWI Memorial Plaque. The central column represents the war dead and the other names are from the Roll of Service.

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    Commemorative Plaque
    Commemorative Plaque – Details of names on the Waterdown Ontario WWI Memorial Plaque. The central column represents the war dead and the other names are from the Roll of Service.
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Cemetery– The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)

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    Cemetery
    Cemetery – The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)
  • Grave Marker– 784561 Private R. A. James, 3rd BN. CANADIAN INF. 9th April 1917 AGE 23 The Trial is hard. I will not complain. But trust in God to meet again.

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – 784561 Private R. A. James, 3rd BN. CANADIAN INF. 9th April 1917 AGE 23 The Trial is hard. I will not complain. But trust in God to meet again.
  • Bois Carre British Cemetery– Bois Carre British Cemetery 1917 - 1919

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    Bois Carre British Cemetery
    Bois Carre British Cemetery – Bois Carre British Cemetery 1917 - 1919
  • Attestation Papers– Attestation Paper - Battalion No. 784561 Richard Augustus James, Born September 12, 1894 Trade or Calling: Blacksmith Signed the 27th day of January 1916 Waterdown, Ontario

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    Attestation Papers
    Attestation Papers – Attestation Paper - Battalion No. 784561 Richard Augustus James, Born September 12, 1894 Trade or Calling: Blacksmith Signed the 27th day of January 1916 Waterdown, Ontario

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