LOCKYER, James Arthur

Deir el Belah War Cemetery, GazaCredit: CWGC

Rifleman
1st/8th Battalion Isle of Wight Rifles
Hampshire Regiment

James was born 1894 in Newport to James & Annie Elizabeth (nee TOSDEVIN) LOCKYER who were living at 52 Victoria Road in Newport around the time of James’ death.

James, aged 22, was Killed in Action on the 21st of April 1917 & is buried in the Deir el Belah War Cemetery in Gaza beneath a Commission Headstone bearing the Family Inscription, chosen by his father, “NEVER FORGOTTEN BY ALL AT HOME”. James rests alongside 723 of his First World War comrades, 5 of whom remain unidentified.

James is also remembered on the Newport Borough War Memorial.

CWGC Casualty Record

Cemetary

Sons & Daughters Commemorated Far From Home

Those from the Newport & Carisbrooke area who are buried or commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission outside of the area, both in the UK and in other countries.

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The image is of the Tyne Cot Military Cemetery & Memorial in Belgium.