We only became aware of James about a year ago when when searching through my late fathers ancestral file. We spent time researching James ...
Nigel Owens
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James Coombes
Sapper
Service No. WR/278145
Age 20
Died on 24 July 1918
Royal Engineers
HAGLE DUMP CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Son of Frederick John and Hannah Coombes, of 8, Buxton St., Birch St., Hyde Rd., West Gorton, Manchester.
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To my great uncle James who lost his life at the tender age of twenty. Thank you for serving and protecting our country. R.I.P James.
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We were lucky enough to be at the Menin Gate in Ypes last November to watch an Armistice Parade and last post where we remembered the fallen
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We were lucky enough to be at the Menin Gate in Ypes last November to watch an Armistice Parade and last post where we remembered the fallen
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