Private James Hubert Mimms
Title (Mr/ Mrs/ Capt/ Rev etc):
First name(s):
James Hubert
Surname only:
Mimms
Pte James Hubert Mimms, 14405, 7th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, was killed in action on the Somme on September 28th, 1916.
Born in Luton in 1892, he was the son of William Mimms and wife Sarah Ann (nee Hughes), of 11 Peach Street, Luton. In the 1911 Census James was described as a toolmaker living at home with his parents, four brothers and a sister.
A sergeant wrote that all the men at one gun had been knocked out, except Pte Mimms, who was ordered to another spot.He did not arrive.
Three weeks later a soldier in the Cheshire Regiment reconnoitring in the trenches came across the body of Pte Mimms, who was identified by his clothing and papers he was carrying.
He is commemorted on the Luton Roll of Honour and St Mary's Church Memorial.
Service or Civilian?:
Service Number:
14405
Regiment:
War time / or Pre War occupation:
Toolmaker
Place of Birth:
Luton
Place of Death:
Somme
War Memorial Location:
Grave Location:
Mill Road Cemetery
Thiepval
World War I Address:
11 Peach Street
Luton
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Year of Birth:
1 892
Year of Death:
1 916
Month of Death:
Sep
Day of Death:
28
Most Relevant Date:
Thursday, September 28, 1916
Source:
Source Date:
Saturday, November 4, 1916