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Pte James Platts

British Army 10th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers

from:Great Northern Road, Jacksdale, Nottinghamshire

(d.20th September 1917)

James Platts was born in Bagthorpe, Nottinghamshire in 1890 and lived on Church Lane. At the time of the war he lived with his parents James and Kate Platts of Great Northern Road, Jacksdale, Nottinghamshire. James Senior is listed as a Grocer who later moved to a shop on Franklin Road, Jacksdale.

James was sent to France on 25th August 1915. He is buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery in Belgium. Family members have said he was shot in the head by a German sniper.

James' mother Kate died in 1918 and his father died in 1923. They are both buried at St Mary's Church, Westwood, behind Jacksdale Miners' Welfare. Their son James is commemorated on their headstone. James' name appears on the memorial in Jacksdale and also in St Helen's Church, Selston.

Original War Memorial at Jacksdale

Family Grave at Westwood



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