Casualty Information

James Toole was born on the 24th July 1916 in Cumberland, England.

Before the War he was a Shop Assistant in a Grocery store in Ennerdale, Cumberland.

He married Catherine Hazard in January 1943 in Whitehaven, Cumberland.

1st KOSB War Diary entry for the date of his death Nebelwerfers fired twice into our area shortly after 0300 hrs.

At 0700 hrs C Coy recce patrol reported having heard and seen nothing in the area of the STEEL FACTORY 798330.

Little enemy movement was seen during the morning.

At about 1500 hrs an enemy MG firing from the vicinity of the railway into C Coy forward Pl killed one man. *There was only 1 casualty that day so we have to assume it was James and that he was in C Company.

A Coy reported vehicles moving in the village, and C Coy patrol shouting and confusion on the East of the railway at 799325.

At 1800 hrs D Coy standing patrol reported searching all houses West of the railway and North of MOLENBEEK and finding no signs of enemy. No enemy were seen to East of railway. Suspected gun positions were seen and then stonked.

At 1930 hrs C Coy reported having seen a white verey fired by the enemy in the direction of the STEEL FACTORY; shortly afterwards a stonk of Nebelwerfer landed in the area of the STEEL FACTORY on the railway. Shortly after this another verey light was fired in the same direction.

None of the other patrols reported any movement seen.