Roll of Honour

Hartlepool seafarers lost at sea

Wormald, James

Rank(s) : Seaman

Town/Country of birth : West Hartlepool

Date of birth : 15/7/1895

Date of death : 8/9/1918

Ser. No. Kitchener P/257 Joined 3 Sep 1914 Pte. D.L.I. transferred to R.N.V.R. 10 Sep 1914 Drake Bn. Influenza -UK, G.S.W left shoulder -UK, Frostbite legs, Gassed -UK, returning to Drake Bn. on each occasion. Awarded the Military Medal 1917, Mentioned in Despatches 1918, Died of wounds in 45th. Casualty Clearing Stn., 8 Sep 1918, Ldg. Seaman Royal Naval Division, Aged 23yrs., Nephew of Joseph Wormald, of 15, Christopher St., West Hartlepool, Buried at Bac Du Sud, British Cemetery, Bailleulval, France, Cross inscribed ‘STILL TO MEMORY DEAR’ {C.W.G.C}