James Shuttleworth died of illness on this day in 1917

James Shuttleworth was born at Cowling, Yorkshire on 10 October 1878, the son of John (a worsted weaver) and Ann. He was one of 13 children, 10 of whom lived beyond childhood (two brothers, Christopher and Gladstone died in their first year.  William died when he was 8).

James attended Cowling Infant School then went to work as a cotton weaver in the local cotton mill from the age of 13. 

In April 1905, age 26, he married Emily Gardwood. 

At the time of his enlistment James was living in Skipton where he worked at Belle Vue Mills. He was by then a father of two: Vera (born March 1906) and Percy (born March 1914).

He was conscripted into the army in April 1917 and, after training and allocation to the Army Service Corps, was sent to join the Egyptian Expeditionary Force.

He had not been in Egypt very long when he fell ill with dysentery and died on 7 December 1917. James is now buried in Kantara War Memorial Cemetery in Egypt.

T/358722 Pte James Shuttleworth, 109 MT Coy, Army Service Corps