GODFREY James

  • First Name(s):
    James 
  • Surname:
    GODFREY
  • Service Number:
    17427
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    4th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    23rd April 1917
  • Age At Death:
    23
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Arras Memorial, France, Bay 6.
  • Place of Birth:
    Woodmancote, Defford, Worcestershire, resident Birlingham, enlisted Worcester
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Alice Godfrey, Alms House, Birlingham

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GODFREY James Is Named On These Memorials

Birlingham St James’s Church
Birlingham War Memorial

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Birlingham St James’s Church with the additional information: Private 4th Worcestershire Regt.

Further Information About GODFREY James

Occupation: Cowman on farm.

James Godfrey married Kate Bennett during the March Quarter 1916 under the Upton Registration District.

A photograph of Private J. Godfrey, son in law of Mrs R. Bennett, Bowling Green, Hanley Castle, killed, can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement, Saturday 28th July 1917, available at Worcestershire Archives.

James Godfrey has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Arras Memorial.

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Credits: Researched by Brian Hill. Berrow's Worcester Journal Supplement and Marriage Indexes researched by Sandra Taylor.