Person

James Risden Marvell, the son of William (Willie) and Edith Marvell, was born in 1891 in Bradford, Yorkshire. He had three brothers and three sisters and lived all his life in the Bradford area. In 1912 he was a Boot and Shoe Maker and married Eveline Haigh in Manningham, Bradford and they had two children. On 24 June 1916 he enlisted in the 1st/5th Battalion North Riding Regiment and was subsequently transferred to the 1st/8th Battalion Durham Light Infantry. He was killed at the Battle of Arras on the 14 April 1917 and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, the Bradford First World War Roll of Honour and in the Durham Cathedral Book of Remembrance and the Battalion History of the 1st/8th DLI (1793-1927).

Note from researcher:
James Risden Marvell is shown as James Marvel on most military records. His father is given (incorrectly) as ‘James’ by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. This error has been confirmed by CWGC and will be corrected.

Birth date: 11-Aug-1891

Death date: 14-Apr-1917

Armed force/civilian: Army

Residence: 20 Thorpe Street, Bradford, Yorkshire (1901 census)
5 Carlisle Place, Bradford, Yorkshire (1911 census)
74 Priestman Street, Bradford

Employment: Boot & Shoe Maker (1911 census and Registration of Marriage)

Family: Father: William (Willie) Marvell
Mother: Edith Marvell (nee Fox)
Siblings: Alice, Albert, Minnie, Arthur, Elsie & Ernest Marvell
Wife: Eveline Marvell (nee Haigh)
Children: Willie Marvell (b.1913) & Hilda Marvell (b. 1914)

Military service:

1st/5th North Riding Regiment
Regimental no.: 6066
Private
1st/8th Durham Light Infantry
Regimental nos.: 6353 & 301973
Private

Medal(s): British War Medal
Victory Medal

Memorial(s): Arras Memorial, Bay 8
Durham Cathedral Book of Remembrance
Battalion History of 1st/8th DLI 1793-1927
Bradford WWi Roll of Honour

Gender: Male

Contributed by John Edwards