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James Richard Private 85856
Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/11723
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- SKR/DAT/IP/11723
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Title (The name of the record)
- James Richard Private 85856
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Date (When the record was created)
- 2000-2024
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Description (What the record is about)
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Surname: James;
Forename(s): Richard;
Initials: R;
Number: 85856;
Rank: Private;
Born in: Stockton-on-Tees, Durham;
Enlisted in: Stockton-on-Tees;
Previous Number: 39244;
Previous Regiment: Yorks Regt;
MGC Branch: Infantry;
MGC Unit: 195 Coy;
How killed: KIA;
Where: Belgium;
When killed: 11-Aug-1917;
Other Notes: JAMES, Private, R, 85856. 195th Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). Killed in action 11th August 1917. Age 34. Son of George and Mary James, of Stockton-on-Tees; husband of Mary Lizzie James, of 24, Leeds St., Stockton-on-Tees. XXIX. D. 9. Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood - Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.;
END OF RECORD.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Graham Sacker
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- 1 digital record
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/224b67b4-d002-44cc-abf0-d61a7dfd42aa/
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SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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This record is held at Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Within the fonds: SKR.2025.11
Machine Gun Corps Database Collection
Within the series: SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
Within the file: SKR/DAT/IP
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James Richard Private 85856