Basic Details
Surname
Shackleton
Forenames
James Sutcliffe
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. A Freemason who was married, to Jessie, and a father of one child and a many of many local clubs - Conservative, Angling, Hockey. He was running the family Fustian business which he sold when he enlisted in December 1914. He was commissioned the following month went abroad in 1917 and was killed when shellfire hit his dugout.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Duke of Wellington`s West Riding Regiment
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Lieutenant
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Ecoust-St Mein
Cemetery
HAC British Military Cemetery
Year of death
1917
Month of death
April
Day of death
16
Age at death
37
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on this memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action