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James Drummond

In memory of:

Gunner James Drummond

August 8, 1920
Sydenham Hospital, Ontario

Military Service

Service Number:

40756

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

1st Brigade

Citation(s):

1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Additional Information

Born:

June 13, 1896
Dumferline, Scotland

Enlistment:

September 23, 1914
Valcartier, Quebec

Son of David and Ann Drummond of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

He was a prisoner of war from 2 June 1916 to 4 December 1918, repatriated and arrived in England 9 December 1918. He was medically discharged on 7 October 1919 in Kingston, Ontario.

Brother of Private Robert Addison Drummond, who died while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) and David who also served and survived the war.

Digitized service file.

Commemorated on Page 605 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CATARAQUI (UNITED CHURCH) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

N/A

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Family Photo– Drummond family photo: Left: Robert, sister Frances, James, and sister Christina. (David is missing from the photograph.)

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    Family Photo
    Family Photo – Drummond family photo: Left: Robert, sister Frances, James, and sister Christina. (David is missing from the photograph.)
  • Honour roll– British Home Children World War 1 Honour Roll

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    Honour roll
    Honour roll – British Home Children World War 1 Honour Roll
  • Memorial Page– James Drummond is honoured on page 110 of the Gananoque Remembers booklet, published on January 31, 2005.

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    Memorial Page
    Memorial Page – James Drummond is honoured on page 110 of the Gananoque Remembers booklet, published on January 31, 2005.
  • Gananoque Remembers– Gananoque, Ontario is a small town situated on the St. Lawrence River in the heart of 1,000 Islands. It is one of hundreds of communities throughout Canada with war memorials which commemorate more than 110,000 men and women who lost their lives during both world wars. Over a thousand citizens from Gananoque and surounding areas served in the navy, army, or air force: 83 lost their lives in parts of Canada, and in the battlefields of Europe. Among the dead of Gananoque include a 15 year old solider, a father of ten, four sets of brothers and a Victoria Cross winner. Today the town cenotaph lists the names of those who died and few citizens are aware of their family backgrounds or their circumstances of their deaths. Geraldine Chase of Gannaoque and Bill Beswetherick of Kingston believed it was necessary to collect this information and perpetuate their sacrifices. Gananoque Remembers book is a tribute to those who gave their lives for our freedom.

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    Gananoque Remembers
    Gananoque Remembers – Gananoque, Ontario is a small town situated on the St. Lawrence River in the heart of 1,000 Islands. It is one of hundreds of communities throughout Canada with war memorials which commemorate more than 110,000 men and women who lost their lives during both world wars. Over a thousand citizens from Gananoque and surounding areas served in the navy, army, or air force: 83 lost their lives in parts of Canada, and in the battlefields of Europe. Among the dead of Gananoque include a 15 year old solider, a father of ten, four sets of brothers and a Victoria Cross winner. Today the town cenotaph lists the names of those who died and few citizens are aware of their family backgrounds or their circumstances of their deaths. Geraldine Chase of Gannaoque and Bill Beswetherick of Kingston believed it was necessary to collect this information and perpetuate their sacrifices. Gananoque Remembers book is a tribute to those who gave their lives for our freedom.
  • Gananoque War Memorial - Gananoque, Ontario.

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    Gananoque War Memorial - Gananoque, Ontario.
    Gananoque War Memorial - Gananoque, Ontario.
  • Photo of James Drummond

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    Photo of James Drummond
    Photo of James Drummond

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