Name
James Frederick Dear
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
16/06/1915
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
4/6823
Bedfordshire Regiment
2nd Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
LE TOURET MEMORIAL
Panel 10 and 11.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
St Mary's Church Roll of Honour (Book), Hitchin
Pre War
He was the son of James & Maria Dear born in 1895t.
He was one of 6 children, the others being: Margaret (Marshall) – Stepsister born 1890, Ethel – Sister born 1892, Bernard - Brother born 1897, Gladys – Sister born 1900, Elsie – Sister born 1904
By 1901 Maria and her children, with the exception of Elsie who was not yet born, were living at the King William II Public House on Hitchin Hill. James Dear was not living with them at the time, as he was abroad serving with the Army.
Wartime Service
At the outbreak of the Great War Bernard’s brother, Frederick, joined the 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment with the Regimental Number 4/6823. He served with them in France from the 11th November 1914, seeing action in several parts of the Western Front. On the 16th June 1915 the Battalion were involved in a major attack at Givenchy. It was here that Frederick was wounded and is believed to have died from his wounds, as his body was never recovered and his name is recorded on the Le Touret Memorial, France. His name is also recorded on the Hitchin War Memorial, where it is shown as James Frederick Dear.
Additional Information
His brother Bernard Dear served and survived and hi biography is on the this site.
Acknowledgments
Paul Johnson
