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Bancroft, James
Rank : Corporal
Army Number : 2564 / 240636
Unit : 5th and 8th Bns
Biography :
Home address given as Thringstone. Enlisted at Coalville, Leicestershire. Served with the 5th Bn during WW1 until he was injured and then allocated to the 8th Bn. Killed in action France and Flanders campaign 21.3.1918, aged 22. He is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, Somme, France.
Some information from a private source.
Date of Birth : 1895
Place of Birth : Thringstone, Leicestershire
Date of Death : 21.3.1918
Place of Death : France
Civil Occupation : Colliery Worker
Period of Service : 1910s
Conflicts : WW1
Places Served : France and Flanders
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