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Jul 15, 1894
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Born in Belleville, Ontario to
James and Catherine Logan
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Sep 25, 1916
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Attested into the No. 2
Overseas ASC (Army Service Corps) Training Depot CEF in Toronto, Ontario
Ø Number 513000
Ø Next of kin given
as Catherine Logan, mother, Hastings, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Mail Order Manager
o He had been
employed at the Rumsey Publishing Company
Ø No previous
military experience given
Ø Religion given as
Roman Catholic
Ø Assigned to the 10th
Regimental Draft
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Dec 16, 1916
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Embarked the SS Olympic in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Dec 28, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool,
England and proceeded to the CASC TD (Canadian Army Service Corps Training
Depot) to continue training
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May 8, 1917
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Transferred to the 7th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford to train as an infantryman
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Sep 12, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Sep 13, 1917
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Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD
(Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France as part of a draft of 42
reinforcements from England and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Sep 27, 1917
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After leaving the base depot
Private Logan joined the CC Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in
Villers au Bois, France
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Oct 9, 1917
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the Suburban Camp at Villers au Bois
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Nov 3, 1917
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The 21st Battalion
moved into the front line at Passchendaele near Crest Farm. Shortly after moving into position, the
enemy made a determined attack and entered the battalion’s trenches. The battalion fought back, but Private James
Leo Logan was killed in that action less than 1 month after joining the
battalion. He was buried shortly after
in a battlefield burial near Crest Farm.
When the war ended an effort was made by the Imperial Graves
Registration Commission to locate his remains and move him to a permanent
cemetery, however his remains could not be found or identified. He is subsequently honoured on the walls of
the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium for those killed in Belgium during the war
with no known grave.
Following the war the British
War Medal, Victory Medal and Memorial Cross were sent to his mother, Mrs.
Catharine Logan, Hastings, Ontario
The Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny)
and Scroll were sent to his father, Mr. James R. Logan at the same address
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