James Herman Cheshire
(1890-1918)
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Private James Herman Cheshire, signature on WWI draft registration
Gravestone, Private James Herman Cheshire and his father, London, England
Gravestone, Private James Herman Cheshire and his father, London, England
Passport photo of widow Elsa B. Cheshire
Private James Herman Cheshire's siblings
James Herman Cheshire
*No plaque found
*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque.
*No soldier photograph found in the following book: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
Birth: 3/21/1890, Chislehurst, Kent, England
Birth: 3/21/1890, Chislehurst, Kent, England
Address: 524 E. 123rd St. Cleveland, Ohio
Demographics: emigrated in 1911; age 27 at draft registration; single, but married the next year; Caucasian; declarant for citizenship; occupation Meat Cutter at Wm. Blank, 2926 Central Ave., Cleveland, OH; 1911 occupation Butcher per 1911 Census in England
Appearance: Height medium, Build medium, Eyes brown, Hair dark
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 10/2/1917; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 10/2/1917; Private
Service Number: 1528791
Marriage: On 2/25/1918, at age 28, he married Elsa "Elsie" Bonness, a 27-year-old elementary school teacher in the public schools. After his death in WWI, his widow Elsa B. Cheshire applied for a passport in April, 1920 for overseas travel on 7/3/1920 to visit her late husband's mother and travel with her to Private James Herman Cheshire's grave. Widow Elsa Bonness Waltz (1890-1985) remarried in 1921 to Fred W. Waltz (1870-1930) and bore at least 2 children. She was buried at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, OH.
Deployment: deployment record not found
Action:
Death: September 30, 1918 at age 28 in the Argonne Forest near Cierges, France; cause of death Killed in Action
Death: September 30, 1918 at age 28 in the Argonne Forest near Cierges, France; cause of death Killed in Action
Burial: buried locally after death in France; reinterred 5/16/1922 at the graveyard at Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin, Chislehurst, London Borough of Bromley, Greater London, England, alongside his father who had died in 1905. The gravestone inscription reads, "Nobly he Lived, Nobly he Died."
Burial: buried locally after death in France; reinterred 5/16/1922 at the graveyard at Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin, Chislehurst, London Borough of Bromley, Greater London, England, alongside his father who had died in 1905. The gravestone inscription reads, "Nobly he Lived, Nobly he Died."
Next of Kin: Miss Elsie Bonness, friend, [later his wife], 3448 W. 105th St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Parents appear to have remained in England. Private James Herman Cheshire was the youngest son in his family.
Father: Frederick "Harry" Cheshire (1848-1905), occupation Gentleman's Gardener per the 1891 English Census; Mother: Emma Harriet Pudney Cheshire (1855-1942), had at least 11 children. Siblings: see sibling list at left. Sibling list may be incomplete.
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