L/9560 Private James Rider of the 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, was killed in action at Mons on the 23rd August 1914 as the British Army encountered the massed the German Army. He was born in Homerton, Hackney and enlisted at Stratford in late 1903 or early 1904. He was 29 years old, the son of Alfred and Rosetta Rider. He is buried in St Symphorien Military Cemetery in France.
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
Sources:
Ancestry (MIC)
Soldiers Died in The Great War
Army Service Numbers
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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