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Apr 22, 1883
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Born in London, England
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Nov 4, 1910
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Embarked the Empress of
Britain in Liverpool
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Nov 11, 1910
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Disembarked in Quebec City,
Quebec and proceeded to Hamilton, Ontario to join his brother George
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Nov 17, 1913
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Entered the USA at Buffalo,
New York to visit a friend in New York City
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Nov 10, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 690
Ø Next of kin given as George Starmore, brother, 45
Somerset Ave., Hamilton, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Bookkeeper
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
The 21st Battalion trained
in the Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of 1914-15.
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Jan 18, 1915
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Discharged from the 21st
Battalion as Medically Unfit
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Oct 18, 1915
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Embarked the SS Southerndown
as a crew member in Brooklyn, New York, USA sailing to England
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Dec 24, 1915
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James Starmore married in
England and his next of kin was changed to Rosetta Starmore
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Mar 1, 1916
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Attested into the RASC (Royal
Army Service Corps) at Woolwich, England
Ø Number M296330
Ø Next of kin given
as Rosetta Starmore, wife, 109 Ancona Road, Plumstead, England
Ø Previous military
experience given as 21st Battalion CEF for 2 months
Ø Posted to the Motor
Transport Section
Qualified as a Motor Lorry
Driver
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Feb 17, 1917
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Proceeded to France for
service at the front and attached to the Tank Corps
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Aug 12, 1919
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Struck Off Strength Royal Army
Service Corps with the rank of Private
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Aug 17, 1919
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Embarked the SS Carmania in
Liverpool
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Aug 24, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Toronto, Ontario
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Aug 29, 1919
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Discharge papers from the
Royal Army Service Corps dated and filed at the Woolwich Dockyard,
Manchester, England
Authorized to wear 2 Blue
Chevrons
Following his discharge, the British
War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him
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Jan 7, 1920
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Address shown as 242 Avondale
Ave., Hamilton, Ontario
In 1939 James and Rosetta
Starmore are shown living at 26 Devonshire Road, Tottenham, England. James Starmore’s occupation is listed as
Cocktail Barman
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