Name
James Frederick Ansell
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
14/10/1918
36
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
330303
Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
15th Bn., attached to 105th Trench Mortar Battery
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
TYNE COT CEMETERY
Panel 99/102
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Aston War Memorial,
St. Mary’s Church Roll of Honour, Aston,
We are not aware of any Aston End memorial
Pre War
James lived at Aston End with his brother, Walter, and Sister-In-Law, Rose. Prior to the Great War he was employed by the Hertfordshire County Council as a Roadman and was responsible for the upkeep of the Aston to Broadwater route.
Wartime Service
He joined the Army in 1915 and was posted to France in 1917 as part of a Trench Mortar Battery. Shortly after the commencement of a German attack on the 14th October 1918 a shell fell close to an ammunition cart that was being pulled by six men, including James. He was hit and mortally wounded and died shortly after.
James has no known grave and his name is recorded on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, Belgium.
Additional Information
www.stevenageatwar.com
Acknowledgments
Jonty Wild
Paul Johnson
