Basic Details
Surname
Amour
Forenames
James Sharp
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Honours
DCM
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 47 Hankey Street.
(N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, rank and military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Northants
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
2nd
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Sergt Major
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Aubers Ridge
Country of burial
Not stated
Year of death
1915
Month of death
May
Day of death
9
Manner of death as stated
"Killed in action 9th May 1915 at Aubers Ridge"
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action