His story
James Bollard worked as an ostler.
He was living in Manchester in 1911.
He served as a corporal in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number SE/3400. His unit was No. 19 Veterinary Hospital.
He died on 13 May 1918, aged 29. He is buried at Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Ostler
- Residence recorded
- Manchester
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Corporal
- Service number
- SE/3400
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- No. 19 Veterinary Hospital
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 13 May 1918
- Age
- 29
- Cemetery or memorial
- Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte
- Grave reference
- III. B. 5A.
Connected men
- George CARPENTERAlso buried at Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte
- Walter MANSFIELDAlso buried at Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte
- Ernest William Henry REINMUTHAlso buried at Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte
- William ROBINSONAlso buried at Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Research record number: 322
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “James Bollard”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/bollard-j-se-3400/.
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