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Inglis, J., Pte., 1917
In Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-les-Mofflaines, Pas de Calais, France, is the Commonwealth War Grave of 7331 Private James Inglis, serving with the 12th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’s Own), who died 09/04/1917.

Morpeth Herald 08/06/1917 carries a brief obituary:

Mr and Mrs Archibald Inglis, 21 Howick Street, Alnwick, who had been officially informed that their son, Rifleman [sic] James Inglis, of the West Yorks Regiment, was missing, have since received a letter, dated May 21st, from Major A.E. Dunbar, officer commanding B Company, stating that Inglis died in hospital from wounds received in action. “He did excellent work”, the officer added, “before he was killed, and officers and men of the company were all very sorry to hear of his death”. Previous to enlisting Pte. Inglis was employed as a miner at Shilbottle Colliery. This is the second son that Mr and Mrs Inglis have lost. The other son, Pte. Andrew Inglis, of the King’s Own Scottish Borderers, has been missing since July, 1916.

He is remembered at Alnwick on A11.01, A11.03, A11.09 page 13, A11.21 and in A11.56 page 33 and at Shilbottle on S18.09


The CWGC entry for Private Inglis

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