YATES, JAMES ARTHUR
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Private
4917104
25/09/1944
27
The Monmouthshire REgiment 2nd Bn.
II. C. 03
Always in our thoughts, loved by all.
Wife, mother, father, sisters and brothers
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Son of William Alfred and Maud Yates, of Tipton, Staffordshire; husband of Sarah Yates
Killed during the battles around the hamlet of Voorheide, Belgium. Originally buried there.
Original gravesite at Voorheide.
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From the service records of James Arthur Yates, the following account can be reconstructed.
James Arthur Yates was born on 9 September 1917 in Princes End, Tipton, Staffordshire. He enlisted in the British Army on 22 May 1939, joining the South Staffordshire Regiment.
During the early stages of the Second World War, James served with the British Expeditionary Force in France from 4 April 1940 until 29 May 1940.
On 7 November 1942, he married Sarah Osprey in Killyhagh, County Down. The couple had no children.
James was sent to North-West Europe on 27 June 1944. During the campaign he was transferred on 14 August 1944 to the Norfolk Regiment, and shortly afterwards, on 26 August 1944, to the South Wales Borderers (Monmouthshire Regiment).
James Arthur Yates was killed in action on 25 September 1944.
Trouwfoto van James Arthur Yates.
Private James “Jim” Yates was the youngest brother of his family. His death left a lasting impact on them, especially on his mother. The sister of James always wished to visit his grave but was never able to.
He was killed in 1944, only two months after the birth of his niece. His wife Sarrah passed away at a young age as well. Because of this, little is known within the family about his life. What is certain is that he served in the army throughout the entire war. He was part of the British Expeditionary Force evacuated from Dunkirk in 1940 and later took part in the campaign through France after D-Day.
The exact circumstances of his death remain unclear. Within the family there was a belief that he may have been killed while clearing landmines, though no documentary evidence supports this.
