Soldier Record
James Raftery
Contributed by: Mrs Ann Todd (nee Raftery-Holmes), on 2008-11-03
| Rank | |
|---|---|
| First Name | James |
| Surname | Raftery |
| Year of Birth | 1885 |
| Year of Death | 1918 |
| Regiment | King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| Place of Wartime Residence | leeds, West Yorkshire |
James's Story
James was my grandad I never saw him he died in France
My memory is of sitting at my Nanna's paino as a child looking up at his picture on the wall in uniform and being told what a brave man he was, as he was a Lance Corporal and was carrying a man on a stretcher when he was blown up. My Father looked just like him so I used to think he must be as brave as my Grandad.
No additional memories have been submitted