Pvt James Alexander Krasse c1890-1914

Private James Alexander Krasse was in the military in Ceylon. James served with the Ceylon Light Infantry (Service No.4986). He was a Casualty of the Great War (ie First World War). He died on 20 August 1914. He is interred at Kandy Civil Cemetery in Kandy, Central Province in Ceylon (Sri Lanka today). His grave is near the chapel.

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James Alexander Krasse

Name         James Alexander Krasse
Event Type Burial
Event Date 1914
Event Place Kandy, Central, Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
Photograph Included No
Death Date 20 Aug 1914
Affiliate Record Identifier 50561174
Cemetery Kandy Civil Cemetery


Source:
Family Search
https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22James%20Jordan%22~%20%2Bsurname%3AKrasse~%20%2Bbirth_place%3ACeylon~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1853-1853~%20%2Bmarriage_place%3ACeylon~%20%2Bmarriage_year%3A1876-1876~%20%2Bresidence_place%3ACeylon~%20%2Bspouse_givenname%3AMargaret~%20%2Bspouse_surname%3AJansz~


Citing this Record
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKV-MM73 : 13 December 2015), James Alexander Krasse, 1914; Burial, Kandy, , Central, Sri Lanka, Kandy Civil Cemetery; citing record ID 50561174, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

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Birth: unknown
Death: Aug. 20, 1914

Casualty of the Great War, James served with the Ceylon Light Infantry, Service No.4986.

Burial:
Kandy Civil Cemetery
Kandy
Central, Sri Lanka
Plot: Prot. 635- The Commission headstone to Krasse is on the left of the main path, fourth row up from the chapel.

Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: geoffrey gillon
Record added: Apr 02, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 50561174


Source:
Find A Grave
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50561174


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List of Orphans of the servants of the late Dutch Government at Jaffnapatam, Ceylon:

Father:  A Krasse - soldier

Orphaned sons:
1. James Alexander Krasse (JA Krasse), born c1890, soldier, died in Great War 20 Au 1914, aged 24
2. D __   E ___        Krasse (DE Krasse), born 1894, aged 20


Source:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lkawgw/wando1832.htm

Roll of Honour
http://www.rgc.aberdeen.sch.uk/assets/0004/8231/ROLL_OF_HONOUR_-_WW1_updated_31_August_2016.pdf

https://www.geni.com/family-tree/index/6000000058560658981#6000000058560658981

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