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Record #23520
Name :
: James Alexander ORMAN (1897 - 1917)
  aka : Private Orman


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 4 Jan 1897

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 22 Mar 1917   Notes : Death Due to Service
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Vimy
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 11 Apr 1910
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Hesperian

Placement Family
: Allan
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Quarrier's Orphan Homes of Scotland

Agency
: Quarriers
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private James Alexander Orman. Son of Janet Ireland and James Orman.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: ORMAN
Given Name: James
Age: 13
Sex: M
Ship: Hesperian
Year of Arrival: 1910
Departure Port: Glasgow
Departure Date: 1910-04-02
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1910-04-11
Party: Quarrier's Orphan Homes of Scotland
Destination: Brockville, Ontario
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-4736
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place James and Mary Orman as Adopted Children in the household of Helen and James Allan in Frontenac, Ontario. James is listed as 14 years of age, born in Jan 1897 and immigrating from Scotland in 1909. Mary is listed as 11 years of age, born in Jun 1900 and immigrating from Scotland in 1909.

Attestation papers were signed 12 Oct 1915 in Smith Falls, Ontario. James Orman was born 4 JAn 1897 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a Farmer by trade. Next of Kin was his Father, James Orman of Edinburgh, Scotland. 5' 4 1/2" in height with blue eyes and brown hair, he had 1 vaccination mark on his left arm. His religion was listed as Presbyterian.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was killed accidentally in a premature explosion of a bomb while being instructed in bomb throwing. He died at Chateau de la Haie, Vimy, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Next of Kin was James Orman at the General Hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland, and then Mis Mary Orman c/o Mrs. W. J. McSpadden of Lombardy, Ontario. He is buried at Villers Station Cemetery, Villers-au-Bois, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: VI. F. 20.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56385020 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-14 10:31:43 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-14 10:32:08 /

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23389 ORGILL, Ann Maria1889ENG, SRY, Pontefract Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
23388 ORGILL, Phoebe1884ENG, YKS, Pontefract Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
11655 ORLY, Beatrice 1890ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
11684 ORLY, Elsie1892ENG,     May 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23520 ORMAN, James Alexander1897SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Apr 1910 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
23521 ORMAN, Mary Isabella1900SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
9465 ORME, Albert Edward1902ENG,     Sep 1915 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
25355 ORMISTON, Georgina1886SCT,     Jun 1897 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
11530 ORR, Alice1873ENG,     May 1890 : Nova Scotian CAN Charlotte Alexander  
21414 ORR, Robert D1876ENG,     Jul 1890 : Sardinian CAN Unknown  
8717 ORR, Stanley1912IRL,     Mar 1930 : Nova Scotia CAN Salvation Army  
14587 ORROCK, David1870ENG,     Apr 1884 : Hibernian CAN Quarriers  
14585 ORROCK, Ellen1876ENG, YKS, Bradford Jun 1884 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers  
14584 ORROCK, Harriet1877ENG, YKS, Bradford Jun 1884 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers  
14586 ORROCK, John1868ENG,     Apr 1884 : Hibernian CAN Quarriers  
15728 ORTELLI, Francis Joseph1888ENG, LND, Clerkenwell Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9693 ORTELLI, Reuben George1894ENG, LND, Holborn, Clerkenwell Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos jimmacey71  
5881 ORTON, Esther1896ENG, LND, Holborn Oct 1904 : Bavarian CAN Barnardos ChocolateDrop  
5879 ORTON, Rosina1893ENG, LND, Holborn Oct 1904 : Bavarian CAN Barnardos ChocolateDrop