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25th County of London Cyclist Battalion |
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25th County of London Cyclist Battalion |
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Horace Cash JAMES |
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Our first casualty in Waziristan was our old friend and comrade, the late Sergt. James. Sergt. James came to the 1st Battalion with the Special London Detachment in the October of 1914. His ability with the pen and knowledge of catering gained him the position of Officers' Mess Corporal in the January of 1915 and later he was made Mess Sergeant, which position he filled with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the Officers, until his death. His sudden end on June 8th came as a big shock to both officers and men, for Sergt. James was liked and respected by all. His cheery smile and ever-helping hand will always be missed. During the few days we were at Jandola the Pioneers cut a very nice cross out of some galvanized iron, and suitably inscribed it. It now stands at the head of his grave at Kot Khurgi and is one of the few landmarks in that awful wilderness. The deepest sympathy of officers and men is extended to those he has left behind, especially to his wife and son. [The Londoner - Vol.2, No. 2 page 37.] Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19 In Memory of Private HORACE C. JAMES who died on 17 June 1920 (Buried Khirgi Old Cem. 2.). Remembered with honour Delhi Memorial (India Gate) Face 23.
Of the servicemen commemorated by name on the memorial, just over 1,000 lie in cemeteries to the west of the River Indus, where maintenance was not possible. The remainder died in fighting on or beyond the North West Frontier and during the Third Afghan War, and have no known grave. The Delhi Memorial (India Gate) stands at the eastern end of the Rajpath, or Kingsway. [Courtesy of Commonwealth War Graves Commission] |
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