Pte. James DICKSON

1892 - 1916  (24 years)

• Name	James DICKSON
  Prefix	Pte.
  Birth	27 Sep 1892	Pembroke Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census-Household Member	1901	Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  Census-Household Member	1911	Stafford Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  Attestation Papers	22 Nov 1915
  	#177866 Pte. 87th Battalion, Canadian Grenadier Guards
  WWI service	Vimy Ridge, France   [4, 5]
  	Died in trenches
  Occupation	farmer
  Death	18 Nov 1916	Vimy, Pas de Calais, France   [6, 7]
  Burial	Vimy Ridge, Pas de Calais, France
  	Address: Vimy Memorial Vimy, Pas de Calais France
  Person ID	I48781595	Whitewater Region Early Families
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	William DICKSON,   b. 1842, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 15 Mar 1922, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Ann DAVIDSON,   b. 9 Dec 1857, Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 20 Dec 1936, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	28 Dec 1874	Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F16088536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Pembroke War Memorial from the back photographed by Fay Bennett, Nov 2022
  		Greenwood Methodist Church Plaque dedicated to WWI Soldiers Photographed by Fay Bennett, Nov 2022

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Greenwood Methodist Church Memorial Tablet unveiled The Cobden Sun, Sept 23, 1920 p. 1
  		Dickson, Pte. James The Canadian Virtual War Memorial: Veterans Affairs Canada. "The Canadian Virtual War Memorial (CVWM)." Database. Veterans Affairs Canada. www.veterans.gc.ca/eng. https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1567192?James%20Dickson
  		Dickson, Pte. James - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Certificate Commonwealth War Graves Commission. "Commonwealth War Graves Commission." Database. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1567192/james-dickson/

  
  

  Histories

  Dickson, Pte. James military summary Compiled by Fay Bennett from sources listed

  
  

• Notes

  WWI service: Served in 87th Battalion Circumstances of Death "Previously reported missing, believed killed, now for official purposes presumed to have died" attack on Desire Trench, Courcelette Census-Household Member: Role: Household Member Role: Household Member Attestation Papers: Unit sailed April 23, 1916 Occupation - farmer 23 years, 3 mos; 5' 10" tall dark complexion, brown eyes and black hair

  
  

• Sources

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