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Jan 11, 1898
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Born in Rawden Township, Ontario
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Jan 14, 1916
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Attested into the 155th Battalion
at Marmora Ontario
Ø Number 636385
Ø Next of Kin given as Thomas Caldwell (father) of Belleview Ontario
Ø Occupation given as Labourer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion stated as Church of England
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Oct 2, 1916
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Last Will and Testament made out leaving his
entire estate to his mother, Mrs Thomas Caldwell of Belleview Ontario
Interesting to
note that the second witness to this will was Norman Mumby of Marmora Ontario
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Oct 18, 1916
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Embarked the SS Northland at Halifax Nova
Scotia for England
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Oct 28, 1916
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Disembarked in England and proceeded to
Bramshott Camp
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Dec 5. 1916
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SOS (Struck Off Strength) 155th
Battalion on transfer to the 21st Battalion
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Dec 6, 1916
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TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st
Battalion on arrival at Canadian Base Depot
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Dec 8, 1916
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Joined the 21st Battalion in the
field
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Apr 9, 1917
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Killed in action at Vimy Ridge
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Plaque, Scroll, Memorial Cross, British War
Medal and Victory Medals, were all sent to Mrs Thomas Caldwell of Belleview Ontario
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2010
For the 7 nights leading
up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers were projected onto the
Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At the same
time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across Belgium and
Canada. The image above shows the opening
ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.
Below on the left is the
name of James Caldwell being projected on that wall.
Below right shows the name being broadcast to the schools. Each name appeared for 25 seconds and each night
9,700 names were shown.
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