James's Story.
James Harper was born in 1884 in Birkenhead son of Donald Smith Harper, an accountant and Caroline Harper.
In 1901 James is living with his parents and one sister at 40 Poplar Road Oxton, he is working as a bank clerk
Ten years later the family has moved to of 30, Hill Rd, Claughton, Birkenhead and James is now a bank manager of the Charing Cross and Shrewsbury Road branches of Lloyds Bank. The family employs one servant.
James was a regular member of Trinity Presbyterian Church and also a worker with the Brassey Street Mission
He joined the ‘Bankers’ Battalion East Kent regiment as a private in May 1916. He then transferred to the Cheshire Regiment and attained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant.
During an attack on German positions, he was shot and died instantly.
He is buried at Tannay British Cemetery, Thiennes, France and commemorated on the Birkenhead War Memorial, Hamilton Square.
Research by Chris