1918-2008: Ninety Years of Remembrance

Soldier Record

James Wells

Contributed by: Bill Lonnen, on 2008-11-08

James Plant-Wells
Rank
First NameJames
SurnameWells
Year of Birth1880
Year of Death1975
RegimentRoyal Navy
Place of Wartime ResidenceSalisbury, Wiltshire

James's Story

My father was severely wounded by shrapnel from a German shell in October 1916 while on deck and fellow sailors said he only survived because the heavy seas caused the sea water to wash his wounds.

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