Born: 1897.
Place of Birth: Handsworth which at the time of his birth was in Staffordshire.
Died: 1953 in Birmingham.
Parents: Sidney James and Gertrude A. Shirley, nee Chatterley.
Marriages: Gertrude A. Chatterley in Birmingham during 1920.
Children: Sidney James 1922, Ralph 1828, Albert Francis 1931 and Raymond 1937.
Occupation: .
Notes: Sidney James served in the 1/4 Regiment, Somerset Light Infantry as Private 37704. He joined as a boy soldier and served through WWI, it is believed in India. He was awarded the British War Medal.