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Rfm. · 1/16 London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

James Willson Wootton

† 19/12/1915 · aged 25 · Potijze Burial Ground Cemetery (Ieper), O.12; personal inscription: HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

Personal data

NameWootton
InitialsJ.W.
Christian nameJames Willson
Date and place of birthMile End, London
ProfessionRailway clerk
FamilySon of James and Edith Wootton, of 64, Lathom Rd., East Ham, London.

Military data

Service number3888
RankRfm.
Regiment / Unit1/16 London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)
Date of death
Age25
Cemetery / MemorialPotijze Burial Ground Cemetery (Ieper), O.12; personal inscription: HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

Other information

Information
Killed in the first phosgene attack. Had Christmas party at Talbot House the day before.

Sources

Source
Louagie, J., A Touch of Paradise in Hell: index