Freddie James
General Notes:
Very little evidence exists except: 1. ASH recollections of his mother Dorothea Ellen Seyfang mentioning him 'in a home', 'George saw to him', 'shell-shocked'. 2. Convincing references to him in letters from the Western Front from Percy William James to his (Percy's) mother Charlotte Seyfang/James/Brown
Post card to Dorothea signed Jan 10th 1917 depicting Rouen postcard to Dorothea from Lincoln postmarked 19th Jan 1916 postcard to Dorothea from Army Post office signed Oct 29 1917 (postamrk 3 Nov 17) depicting Rouen Cathedral. Signed No 169304 Pte F C James, MTACC No 12 section, 1st B??? MT Deot. BEF France
Postcard in Charlotte Borwn box , unused, depicting "The Oaks", Asscott Nr Whichford - may be a clue to where Freddie wnet after returning from France.
Events:
1. Military Service, 1917, Rouen, France. Postcards to Dorothea Seyfang establish Freddie as serving in France in late 1917.
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