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James Hamer

Details

Forename James
Surname Hamer
Middle Name
Memorial Atherton Cenotaph
Age 24
Address 11 Russell Street / Bag LAne
Parents' Address As above
Township Atherton
Rank Corporal
Occupation or place of work Pianist at Palace Theatre
Regiment Seaforth Highlanders 7th Batt
Day of Death 1
Month of Death February
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Died from wounds. Right leg had to be amputatted
Place of Burial Atherton Cemetery
Regiment Number S/9451
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of Nancy and late Levi
CWGC, Ancestry, LJ 8/6/17, LJ 29/12/16 - wounded