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Name: James E TEASDALE
Casualty No.: Ranks: Gunner Initials: J E Service No.: 1483
Date of Birth : - Place of Birth : Age at Death: 20
Unit: 1st Northumbria Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Former Unit(s):
Place Enlisted: Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland
Place of Residence: Crawcrook, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.
Home Address: 3 Clifford Terrace, Crawcrook, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.
Previous Address:
Civilian Employment: Miner at Clara Vale Colliery.
How Died: Killed in action
Date of Death: Tuesday 4th January 1916
Place of Death: Belgium
Battle/Campaign:
Locally Commemorated: Ryton War Memorial, Station Bank, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham. Clara Vale Colliery Memorial, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.
UK Commemorated: -
Overseas Commemorated: -
Buried: Bedford House Cemetery, Ypres (Ieper), Belgium.
Decoration and Medals:
Photographs: 2
Service Records: No
Death Notice/Obituary: Blaydon Courier, page 8, 11th March 1916. Newcastle Evening Chronicle, 4th January 1917.
Family Details:
Son of Mr and Mrs Teasdale, 3 Clifford Terrace, Crawcrook, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham. Brother and sister in law: Thomas and Ethel Bright.
Notes : James had friends in Woodside, Ryton on Tyne. His sweetheart was called Florrie.
Sources Used: Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt of Honour Register. Soldiers Died in the Great War.
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