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Albert James, Private 3912236 South Wales Borderers from Undy. D-Day veteran killed in Belgium 1944. A Welsh soldier's heroic story.

BORN: 21 Apr 1918 in Magor, Monmouthshire, Wales.  UNIT: Royal Navy (HMS Cornwall).  DIED: 05 Apr 1942, aged 24. BURIED: Lost at sea. Commemorated on the Royal Navy Memorial, Plymouth. Panel 64, Col. 3.  LOCAL CONNECTIONS: Grange Cottage, Lower…

BORN: 1895 in Magor, Monmouthshire, Wales. UNIT: 1/2nd Monmouthshire Regiment. DIED: Killed in Action, 12 Apr 1918, near Le Papot, Nieppe, France, aged 26. BURIED: Le Papot, Nieppe, France. Commemorated on Ploegsteert Memorial. Part 8. Stone 10.K. as Pte. WILLEY, G. LOCAL…

BORN: 1892 in Magor, Monmouthshire, Wales. UNIT: 2nd South Wales Borderers. DIED: 12 Dec 1915, of Cardiac Dilation in Alexandria Hospital, Egypt, aged 23. BURIED: Alexandria (Chatby) Military War Memorial Cemetery, Grave A63. LOCAL CONNECTIONS: Mount Pleasant, Magor, and Cross Cottage, Magor. …

BORN: 1895 in Magor, Monmouthshire, Wales. UNIT: 326th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. DIED: Died of wounds, near Lens, France on 21 July 1918, aged 22. BURIED: Bully-Grenay Communal Cemetery, British Extension, near Lens, France. Grave V. G. 8. LOCAL CONNECTIONS: Castle…

BORN: 20 May 1897 Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales. UNIT: 2/8th Battalion, City of London (Post Office Rifles). DIED: Killed in Action, 30 Oct 1917, Poelcappelle near Passchendaele, Belgium. Aged 20. BURIED: No known grave. Commemorated on Tyne Cot Memorial.…

BORN: 1896, St. Bride’s Netherwent, Monmouthshire, Wales.UNIT: 2/7th Welsh Regt., 14th Royal Welsh Fusiliers, and 38th Machine Gun Corps.DIED: Died of wounds 19 Sep 1918, aged 23BURIED: Varennes Military Cemetery, Somme, France. Grave IV. A. 3.LOCAL CONNECTIONS: Rectory…