Lance-Corporal James Ross Binkley
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Regimental Number: |
10205 | Survived War: |
No |
Force: |
Army | Regiment: |
Canadian Infantry |
Battalion: |
3rd Battalion | Company: |
Machine Gun Section |
Place of Birth: |
Wentworth, Ontario | Country: |
Canada |
Next of Kin: |
Jemima Binkley, Mother 295 King St. West, Dundas, Ontario | Address at Enlistment: |
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Date of Birth: |
December 3, 1883 | Trade or Calling: |
Salesman |
Marital Status: |
Single | Prior Military Experience: |
Yes |
Place of Enlistment: |
Valcartier, Quebec | Date of Enlistment: |
September 22, 1914 |
Age at enlistment: |
30 | Height: |
5 Feet 9 Inches |
Chest: |
39 1/2 Inches | Expansion: |
5 1/2 Inches |
Religion: |
Presbyterian | Enlisted or Conscripted: |
Enlisted |
Saw service in: |
Europe | ||
Cause of Death: |
Killed in Action | Battle Died/Wounded: |
Kitchener's Wood |
Date of Death: |
April 23, 1915 | Age at Death: |
31 |
Buried at: |
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Belgium | Plot: |
Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30 |
Commemorated: |
Grove Cemetery, Dundas, Ontario family plot | ||
Prisoner of war: |
No | Interned: |
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Gender: |
Male | Ethnic Origin: |
Caucasian |
| Canadian Virtual War Memorial Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Research Notes |
| 3rd Battalion Nominal Roll |
| Rank | Regiment | Unit | Company |
| Lance-Corporal | Canadian Infantry | 3rd Battalion | Machine Gun Section |
| Private | Canadian Infantry | 3rd Battalion | Machine Gun Section |
| Images |
| memorial on family stone, |
Son of William Binkley and Jemima Binkley. Prior service with the QOR. Captain of the Toronto Argonauts prior to joining the 3rd Battalion. Correct Date of Death was April 23, 1915, and not as recorded on the CWGC site. Part of a letter sent home by Ross Binkley was published in the Toronto Star on May 15th, 1915, pg. 4. See "Letters" section for a transcript. |