info on james harbottle " amble war memorial "

[just william]

hi there,

looking for any thing on the family of corp, james harbottle 15815.
he died 10/4/1917. he inlisted in amble but i cant find his age.

i trying to do my family tree and with many thanks to this forum,
i have found alot of harbottle graves. all the dates and names.


again thanks. regards,
william.

[Coquet]

15815 Corporal James Harbottle, 8th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry. Killed in Action, 10th April 1917. Commemorated Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Born Chevington, enlisted Amble.

Looking at the 1911 Census there is a 22 year old James Harbottle at 53 Swarland Terrace, Red Row. (born 1889). Son of James and Alice Harbottle.

Could be him. Would be about 28 when killed.

[Coquet]

His married sister was Jane Matthewson if that means anything.

[just william]

hello coquet,
thank you for your reply, i think it could be him but just
not 100% sure. if there was an age, but that would be
to easy.
james is down in the 1891census as born broomhill.
could that be classed as chevington?

you can see iam not from these parts.

regards,
william.

[John@theDrift]

From what I recall, there were a number of local men killed whilst serving in the 8th Somersets, seems like an unusual sort of posting for men from Northumberland?
And I would also suggest that the Chevington/Broomhill link is correct just william

[janwhin]

Looking at the 1911 census, the Swarland Terrace Harbottles seem to be the only family of that name in Chevington. They also seem to be all accounted for in the cemetery records apart from James.

His entry in the war dead in FindmyPast suggests that he enlisted first in the Northumberland Fusiliers (13967).

I tried a trawl through the newspapers but the archive has only got as far as 1916 Some day..

[just william]

Hi john@thedrift & janwhin.

Thanks for both replays. Iam sure he is the same James.
Sorry janwhin for having to search the papers, I know how
Hard it is. I look up the old Belfast telegraph,when I get home.

Your right john about James unusual posting, it was only
Because it said he inlisted in amble. Wonder how many others
Are there.

Would there be a layout of the graves from St. John's and east
Chevington cemetery ?

Regards,
William.

[Coquet]

Originally Posted by John@theDrift

From what I recall, there were a number of local men killed whilst serving in the 8th Somersets, seems like an unusual sort of posting for men from Northumberland?
And I would also suggest that the Chevington/Broomhill link is correct just william

Yes it's an interesting one. At least 50 "previously xxxxx Northumberland Fusiliers" killed with that battalion. The service numbers around James' number are common in the 10th to 14th battalions - Kitchener's New Army men anyway. Also it looks like James may have been a Northumberland Fusilier in the UK during training but never made it overseas as one.

[just william]

hi coquet,
thanks for the reply, at least james is remembered in amble
will now be able to fill the empty space on my tree.

regards, william.