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The
First World War Memorial for Emanuel School (London)
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Photo : Tony Jones (<trj@emanuel.org.uk>), Emanuel School Archivist
Over 1600 Emanuel boys served in the First and Second World Wars. 145 are known to have lost their lives in the First World War and 94 in the Second World War.
A website, Emanuel
School at War, provides a Roll of Honour for those killed in the two World
Wars. This Roll of Honour provides data on the regiment / force served in
by each name, the date of death, and where buried or commemorated. The website
has been compiled by Daniel Kirmatzis (<dkirmatzis@googlemail.com>)
and Tony Jones (<trj@emanuel.org.uk>).
We are very grateful for permission to use a photo of the First World War
Memorial.
1 Officer of the Yorkshire Regiment is amongst the names commemorated on the First World War Memorial.
Lieutenant Arthur James. 7th Battalion the Yorkshire
Regiment. Son of Elizabeth James, of 8, Avenue de Tokio, Paris, France, and
the late Charles Edward James. Killed 3 January 1917. Aged 31.
Buried GUARDS' CEMETERY, LESBOEUFS.
The following notes are provided in
Bob Coulson's biographies of Yorkshire Regiment Officers killed in the
First World War;-
Lieutenant Arthur James was serving with the 7th Battalion at Christmas 1916
when they were in Brigade reserve at Guillemont.
On January 2nd 1917 they relieved the 12th Manchesters in trenches to the
East of Morval.
The following day a bombardment of the enemy trenches opposite the battalion
was ordered and Col Fife detailed Lt James as observer of the barrage warning
him “Not to expose himself unnecessarily”.
Unfortunately Lieutenant Arthur James was killed by a sniper as he looked
out from his observation post on January 3rd 1917 aged 31.
Lieutenant James was the son of the late Charles Edward James and his wife
Elizabeth who at the time of her son’s death was living in Paris at
8 Avenue de Tokyo.
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