James Edward Twaddle

Rank:	Rifleman
Street:	24 Beauchamp Road, Gloucester
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Town/Village:	London
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Alternative Address:	Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.A.
Census 1901:	Possible entry at the Boys Home, South Canal Dock Dublin www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/South_Dock/Grand_Canal_Street/1350667/
Census 1911:	Likely entry at 24 Beauchamp Road, Bishopstown, Bristol, Gloucester
Regiment/Unit:	Royal Irish Rifles, 12th Battalion / [formerly London Regiment]
Regiment Number:	43411 / [4801]
Date of Death:	07-06-1917
Cause:	Killed in action, (Battle of Messines Ridge), Belgium
Memorial:	Spanbrokemolen British Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Information:	James was born in Brooklyn, c.1887, and enlisted in London. Prior to the war James was working as a clerk in a clothing wholesalers in Bristol. In 1911 he was living with his aunt Mrs. Mary Janet Stephenson - possibly the sister of his father, as she was born in Longford - including her husband, also a clerk in the same field. James was one of six Longford men who died on the opening day of the Battle of Messines on the 7 June 1917, where the 16th (Irish) Division and 36th (Ulster) Division fought side-by-side. James After his death, his next-of-kin was his cousin Mrs. Dorcas Withers and Jenny P. Dean.
Parents Names:	Son of James Twaddle of Longford
Notes:	The Commonwealth War Graves Association (CWGC), appears to have associated the name Mrs. L. Withers, 101 Darer House Road, Upper Richmond Road, London SW 15 with his headstone entry.
Links:	Link to CWGC entry; Irish Soldiers Remembered Facebook entry;