No.9008, Private, James Herbert PALLANT
Aged 20
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Born in 1895 (1st qtr Bury St.Edmunds 4a:828) son of Alfred George and Emily PALLANT (née CUTTING).
1901 census...Aged 6, he was at 9 Church Row, Bury St.Edmunds, with his mother Emily PALLANT [35] born Wordwell; brothers Walter George [8] and Alfred W T [3]. All the children were born in Bury St.Edmunds. His father not found in this census ( in 1891 he was in the Army) 1911 census...Aged 16, an errand boy, he was at 4 St Edmunds Place,Bury St.Edmunds with his father Alfred George PALLANT [49] labourer born Benhall; his mother; brothers Walter George (painter in foundry, Alfred and Albert Edward [6] born Woolwich; sister Edith May [7] born Colchester. |
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He enlisted in Bury St.Edmunds.
The Battalion was in trenches by Reninghelst, the War Diary has:- The Brigadier visited Battn HQ, stayed to tea, went the grand tour of the trenches with the CO, ending up with the DU MOL CT. At 9:00 pm news came that the Germans were using obnoxious gas (against the North Midland Division) which hurt mens eyes. Fighting at Hill 60 had been heard every night lately. 8380 Pte. C Berry -9008 Pte J Pallant and 9262 Pte A Skillings killed - 11 men wounded. 23rd... Relieved by 4th Middlesex Regt and marched to RODSENHILL HUTS
and commemorated on the shrine in St Edmund's Place,Bury St.Edmunds. click here to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for full cemetery/memorial details |
