James Arthur Canham

1896 - 1917  (21 years)

• Name	James Arthur Canham
  	329222 Gunner Arthur James Canham of 192 Siege Battery, the Royal Garrison Artillery. Son of Frances Canham and the late James of Harvey's Row, Salcombe. Born in Salcombe in the June Quarter of 1896. Died 16 August 1917 aged 21. Name inscribed on War memorial at Cliff House Salcombe.
  Nickname	Arthur
  Born	1896	Salcombe Devon registered Kingsbridge Q2
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Aug 1917	France , WWI
  Buried	Belgium
  Person ID	I1359	Salcombe
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	James Alfred Canham,   b. 1870, Salcombe ,   d. 27 Oct 1916, Salcombe lifeboat disaster.  (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Francis Ellen Tolcher
  Family ID	F423	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 1896 - Salcombe Devon registered Kingsbridge Q2 Buried - - Belgium  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Salcombe Memorial Men who fell in the Great war 1914-1918

  
  

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• Notes

  329222 Gunner Arthur James Canham of 192 Siege Battery, the Royal Garrison Artillery. Son of Frances E. Canham and the late James of 5 Harvey's Row, Salcombe. Born in Salcombe in the June Quarter of 1896. In the 1911 census he was 14, a boatbuilder, living with his parents at 47, Baker?s Well, Salcombe. His father was a boatman. He was killed in action 16 August 1917 aged 21. France and Flanders theatre. Burial: Canada Farm Cemetery, Leper (Ypres) West Vlaanderen,Belgium