Private James Franklin
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1887-11-13
Place of birth:
Next of kin: Mrs S. Franklin, Mother, Addinton, Oxfordshire, England.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1916-09-15
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Serre Road Cemetery No. 2, XXVIII. E. 13.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 424801
Highest Rank:
Private
(31st Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Lieutenant, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1915-08-11 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed in the advance from Pozieres to Courcelette during the Somme offensive.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 608699
LAC ID:
398831
Service file: B3270-S001
Uploader's Notes: The war diary lists this man as missing on the day that he died.
Uploader's Research notes: Info from the war diary and attestation papers. This man is also on the CWGC site. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 45th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion B ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20