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There's no death on FreeBMD of a James Wilde between 1940-1950 which matches the age of your man.

Baptism: 27 Jul 1921 St Clement, Salford, Lancashire, England
James Wilde - [Child] of James Wilde & Annie
Abode: 43 Croydon St.
Occupation: Shunter
Baptised by: P. C. Nichols
Register: Baptisms 1917 - 1926, Page 134, Entry 1070
Source: LDS Film 1786423


Baptism: 24 Aug 1924 St Clement, Salford, Lancashire, England
Annie Wilde - [Child] of James Wilde & Annie
Abode: 51 Croydon St.
Occupation: Railway Shunter
Baptised by: T. H. Mousley Rector
Register: Baptisms 1917 - 1926, Page 241, Entry 1928
Source: LDS Film 1786423

http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indexp.html

Chris :)

You say that this person is your ancestor so evidently he was married with children? So who is the child from whom you descend?

Edit: Just re-read the thread and you say he was your gran's nephew so not your ancestor, an ancestor being someone from whom you descend.

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1920

WILDE James SMITH Annie Salford St Clements Salford C47/6/279

http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/index.php

(is that the Parents?)

Chris :)

There are other war deaths that may fit- remember that sometimes stories can get distorted over time, and what you remember, may not necessarily be the truth.

Manchester Evening News - Monday 13 November 1944 (with photo)

Driver, James Wild (R.A.S.C) aged 23, Northfield Road, New Moston (Prisoner of War).
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Fair enough prickles

I did edit more or less straight away but it probably didn't show early enough

Might not be correct- the Roll of Honour gives his birth place as Liverpool:

Name: James Wilde
Given Initials: J
Rank: Private
Death Date: 1 Mar 1945
Number: 3772377
Birth Place: Liverpool
Residence: Liverpool
Regiment at Enlistment: King's Regiment (Liverpool)
Branch at Enlistment: Infantry
Theatre of War: Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45
Regiment at Death: Manchester Regiment RA
Branch at Death: Infantry

That armydeath occurred abroad

WILDE, JAMES

Rank:Private
Service No:3772377
Date of Death:01/03/1945
Age:23
Regiment/Service:Manchester Regiment 1st Bn.
Grave Reference: 50. G. 2.
Cemetery:REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY

ime going to bare that one in mind Austin

You edited your post Shirley so Cane probably didn't see your added comment.

That could be a possible Shirley. thanks

Thanks Austin, No he definatley didn't die in the war.apparentley he was on his way home when the accident happened

Or did he die in the war?

First name(s) JAMES
Last name WILDE
Date Of Death: 01/03/1945
Death year 1945
Age: 23
Service number 3772377
Rank Private
Regiment or unit Manchester Regiment
Record source GRO War Death Army Other Ranks (1939 to 1948)
Volume 3
Page 199
Record set British nationals armed forces deaths 1796-2005
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

That's what I posted too!! That maybe you were 8 when you were told

This seems to be the youngest ones death record


First name(s) JAMES
Last name WILDE
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1921
Age 31
Death quarter 3
Death year 1952
District DAVENTRY
County Northamptonshire
Volume 3B
Page 374
Country England
Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials
Collections from Great Britain
(c) brightsolid online publishing ltd

Shirley I didn't say I was eight when he died..I said I can remember my nan telling me the terrible story of her nephew when I was eight he could have died in the 1940s
and she continued to tell me the story over time, I would.nt question her at eight..so did,nt get too much info, just dribs and drabs along the way

As I said If you were 8 when he died it would narrow down a death year

Or is it that was when you were told about it ?

Even then if we have the year you were told then we would know it was before then

So this is his birth record

Births Sep 1921
Wilde James Smith Salford 8d 288

He must have been quite young and possibley even married ( as I can recall) with a young child....She would tell me how very sad it was,

If you were 8 at the time you should be able to work out an approx year of death