Private James William Blount

Army Number : 70205

Battalion : 17th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born and lived at Belper, Derbyshire. Son of John George and Emma Elizabeth Blount, of 73, Penn Street, Belper, Derbyshire. He was a Pit Bank Labourer prior to enlisting at Belper. He was killed in action, 17th June 1917, aged 21, whilst serving at the Canal Bank, near Ypres, Belgium.

Buried : Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium. Plot 1. Row B. Grave 21.

Private James William Blount is also commemorated on the following local memorials:-
Belper War Memorial, Belper, Derbyshire.
St. John The Baptist Chapel Book of Remembrance, Belper Heritage Centre, Belper, Derbyshire.