Edwin James was born in Llangollen January 1896, son of Edward James, of Swan Terrace, Froncysyllte a labourer in a brickworks, and Mary Jane James (nee Thomas). Edwin became a farm labourer, and was living in Roadside Cottage, Fron when he enlisted at Wrexham on 20th November 1915.

An enlargement taken from the memorial
photograph of Great War soldiers,
taken by local photographer Lettsome.