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247484 Pte. James Walsh British Army 6th Service Btn Yorkshire Regiment from:Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire (d.17th March 1918) Jimmy Walsh was my Great Grandfather, he joined up in August 1914 at Middlesbrough and was based at Richmond, North Yorkshire. He served at Suvla Bay August to December 1915 during the Gallipoli Campaign, then in defence of the Suez Canal, Egypt, February to June 1916 and finally on the Western Front from July 1918, seeing action near Flesselles, France July-August 1916 on the Ancre, France 1917 at the Battle of Messines and Third Battle of Ypres 1917. He was killed on the 17th of March 1918 and is buried in the Philosophe CWGC near Marzingarbe, near Lille. Me, my son and niece visited the grave on the Centenary of his death on the 17th March 2018. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**