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Name: JAMES, William Bernard, Sir
Short Name: relative of Arthur Hedley James
Birth Date: 8 Feb 1865 Rawalpindi, India
Death Date: 19 Nov 1940 Bombay
First Date: 1905
Profession: Farmer
Area: Rift Valley
Married: In Dum Dum, Bengal, India 15 Sep 1887 Elizabeth Minto b. 20 Oct 1865 Kidderpore, India, d. 10 Nov 1947 Srinagar, Kashmir
Children: Bernard Seton (8 Sep 1889 Dum Dum, India-1978 Hampshire); Geoffrey Minto (15 Jan 1892 Paddington-17 Feb 1937 Philadelphia, USA)
Book Reference: Land
General Information:
Land - 1908 - W.B. James - Grazing, 2700 acres, Rift Valley, Angasuri River, 21-10-05, Registered 22-8-08
Land - 1908 - A.H. James and W.B. James - Grazing, 1000 acres, Rift Valley, 21-10-05, Registered 7-12-08
Land - 1908 - A.H. James and W.B. James - Grazing, 4650 acres, Rift Valley, 21-10-05, Registered 7-12-08
www.thepeerage.com Maj.-Gen. Sir William Bernard James was born on 8 February 1865. He was the son of William James and Ellen Dent. He married Elizabeth Minto, daughter of William Minto, in 1887.He was educated at United Services College, Westward Ho!, Devon, England He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 2nd Begal Lancers.He fought in the Boer War in 1902. He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1911.1 He was appointed Companion, Order of the Indian Empire (C.I.E.) in 1912. He fought in the First World War. He was Quartermaster-General, India between 1916 and 1917. He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.) in 1918.He lived at Otterburn Tower, Elsdon, Northumberland, England. He was Director of Remounts, India between 1922 and 1926. He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1925.