south lancashire regiment

[Guest jdrecyc57]

hello i am new to this site

my uncle was private james masters who served in

7th battalion. south lancashire regiment

ww1 he was killed in action 02/11/1917

does any one have any information about him

or where the regiment was at that time

many thanks jeff daniels (liverpool)

[Stephen Nulty]

Jeff

Welcome to the forum.

If you follow this link, you'll find reference to the 7th Battalion. This area of the forum should give you all the detail you need on where they were during the war.

http://www.1914-1918.net/southlancs.htm

Regards

Steve

[Stephen Nulty]

This is your man on CWGC and probably him on the 1901 census

Name: MASTERS, JAMES

Initials: J

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment: South Lancashire Regiment

Unit Text: 7th Bn.

Age: 32

Date of Death: 02/11/1917

Service No: 15146

Additional information: Son of William and Anne Masters; husband of Bridget Masters, of 89, Rathbone St., Liverpool.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Enclosure No.4 IX. A. 1.

Cemetery: BEDFORD HOUSE CEMETERY

Steve

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7th battalion. south lancashire regiment

ww1 he was killed in action 02/11/1917

does any one have any information about him

or where the regiment was at that time

In October and early November, the 7th Bn was holding trenches in the area of the Ypres-Comines canal. On the 2nd November, a new section of trench held by "D" Coy was blown in killing a sergeant and 5 men and wounding several others.

Dave.