Private 17811 James HANDS

Private 17811 James Hands{gallery}Pte J Hands{/gallery}2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards
Killed in action in France and Flanders, 7th June 1915

• Buried: Cambrin Churchyard Extension, Pas-de-Calais. Grave D.43
  
• Awarded: 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
• Son of James and Emma Hands
• Husband of Lucy Hands [nee Terry]. Married Jan Qtr 1913 at Nuneaton
  
• NNWFHS Memorial: Nuneaton WWI Other Regiments

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Pte Hands
• Cambrin Churchyard Ext
• Grenadier Guards

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born c1891 at Napton on the Hill, Rugby
• Lived at Huckwell? Street, Napton [1901]
  
• Lived as a boarder at Lister Street, Attleborough. His future wife, Lucy Terry was in the same household as a servant [1911]
• Employed as a baker and confectioner [1911]
  
• Enlisted at Nuneaton. Arrived in Theatre 22 Jan 1915