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Name : James Henry Salter. Son of James Henry Salter and Fanny Salter (née James) of Ventnor, Isle of Wight. Born 1886 Ventnor. |
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Census Information :
1891 : James Henry and Fanny Salter, with their children including James aged 5, are at 6 Down Lane, Ventnor. James Salter is a Labourer. 1901 : James Henry and Fanny Salter, with their children including James aged 15, are at 6, Down Lane Cottage, Down Lane, Ventnor. James Henry Salter is a General Labourer. 1911 : James Henry and Fanny Salter with their children including James aged 25 are at 6, Down Lane Cottage, Down Lane, Ventnor. James Henry Salter is a Builder's Carter. James Henry jnr is a Carter at Lime Works. |
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Service details : Lance Corporal 6725 James Henry Salter, 1st Bn Hampshire Regiment | |
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Died : 26 April 1915 aged 29 Commemorated at : Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium CWGC record ... |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Ventnor War Memorial County War Memorial, Carisbrooke Castle |
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Documents :
ISLE OF WIGHT MERCURY
AND VENTNOR GAZETTE
Friday, October 15, 1915 Page 1, column 4 Echoes of the Week Mr. and Mrs. J. Salter, Upper Ventnor, have just received the sad official intelligence that Rifleman Albert Salter, 1/8th Hants Regiment, has died of wounds received at the Dardanelles on September 17th. This is a particularly heavy blow to the family as Mr. and Mrs. Salter's eldest son (*) was killed in action on April 26th. They have another son in the Field Artillery in France. The fullest sympathy will be felt for the family in their further bereavement. |
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Further Information :
Mr and Mrs J. Salter's eldest son was James Henry Salter. The other son was Albert George Salter (Driver 45744, R.F.A.) who was born in Ventnor in 1889. He served in a heavy anti-aircraft battery during the 2nd World War and died in Ventnor in 1967, aged 79. Albert Salter was their grandson, the son of Annie Salter. |
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Page last updated : 16 August 2011 - thanks to Janet Griffin for newspaper research |
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