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Sep 17, 1895
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Born in Ottawa, Ontario to
Joseph Zone and Catherine Elizabeth (nee Dore) St. Dennis
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Nov 6, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59909
(temporary number 1080)
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs. Catherine St. Dennis, 658 O’Connor St., Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Sheet Metal Worker
Ø No previous
military experience given
Ø Religion given as
Congregationalist
Ø Assigned to the
Depot Company
o Employed in the
Bugle Band as a Bugler and noted that he also played a drum
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in
Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport,
England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe,
Kent to continue training
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Aug 28, 1915
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Transferred from the Depot
Company to “D” Company and remained a member of the Bugle Band to be employed
as a Stretcher Bearer
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in
Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne,
France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Oct 20, 1915
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While the battalion was
deployed in the N & O trenches on the Ypres Salient, the battalion came
under an intense enemy artillery barrage and gunfire. Private James St. Dennis received a fatal gunshot
wound to his head and was buried in the Ridgewood Cemetery, Dickebusch,
Belgium a short time later.
Following the war, the 1914-15
Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal and Memorial Cross were sent to his
mother, Mrs. J.Z. St. Dennis, 658 O’Connor St., Ottawa, Ontario
The Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny)
and Scroll were sent to his father, J.Z. St. Dennis, at the same address
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James
St. Dennis was remembered by his family for many years
in the Ottawa newspapers
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