Private 6040 James VINCENT

Private 6040 James Vincent{gallery}Pte J Vincent{/gallery}1st/19th Battalion, London Regiment
Killed in action in the Battle of Thiepval Ridge, Battle of the Somme, France and Flanders, 29th September 1916 aged 18

• Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 9 D, 9 C, 13 C
  
• Awarded: British War and Victory Medals
  
• Son of James and Eliza Vincent of 49 Clarence Street, Nuneaton
  
• NNWFHS Memorial: Nuneaton, Abbey Church of St. Mary
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Private Vincent
• Thiepval Memorial
• St. Pancras Battalion, London Regiment
  

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born c1898 and baptised 25 Sep 1898 at Leamington Priors
  
• Lived at 2 Princes Street, Leamington Priors [1901]
• Lived at Onley Fields, Rugby [1911]
• Lived at Hinckley [1916]
  
• James was a schoolboy in 1911
  
• Enlisted at Coventry