Private 11662 James ELKERTON, MM

Private 11662 James Elkerton, MM{gallery}Pte J Elkerton{/gallery}6th Battalion, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
Died of wounds in France and Flanders, 15th September 1917, aged 25

• Buried: Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Grave VI.A.29
  
• Awarded: Military Medal, 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
• Son of James and Maria Elkerton [nee Hudson]
  
• NNWFHS Memorial: Chilvers Coton Boys School | Nuneaton WWI Other Regiments | Nuneaton Colliery Memorial

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Pte Elkerton
• Wimereux Communal Cemetery
• Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born Apr Qtr 1892 at Nuneaton
• Lived at 6 Lamb Street, Nuneaton [1901]
  
• Lived at The George Elliot Lodging House, Abbey Green, Nuneaton [1911]
• Employed as a coal miner [1911]
• Name spelt as Elkington on Census Records
  
• Enlisted at Nuneaton. Arrived in France 22 Jul 1915