Soldiers Died in the Great War states that he was born in Morpeth and enlisted in Amble.
"By the Green of the Spring" A tribute to the men of Chevington and Broomhill who served in the First World War:; J.H. Hardy; 2004; Amble Social History Group.
James Connelly is remembered in Chevington on C27.01, in East Chevington on E7.01, in Morpeth on M17.17Battalion History