Tuesday 12 May 2015

Trickett, James Henry - Private (17471)

Pte James Henry Trickett
7th Battalion,
East Lancashire Regiment,
Died of Wounds,
25th November 1916
Age 30

Buried at St. Sever Cemetery Rouen.

Newspaper Report:

A telegram has been received of the death, in hospital, at Rouen (France) of Private James Henry Trickett, formerly of Pleasant Street, Haslingden.  The deceased soldier, who was 33 years of age, enlisted in September, 1914, a month after the outbreak of war, and had been in France about a year and eight months.  He leaves a widow and two children, with whom the greatest sympathy is felt in their sad loss.