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


Father
:
Mother
:
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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16451 DELANEY, James1876SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
16454 DELANEY, Robina Mowat1880SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jun 1886 : Caspian CAN Emma Stirling  
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3636 MENZIES, John1891SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Apr 1906 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
23520 ORMAN, James Alexander1897SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Apr 1910 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
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23326 STEWART, George Sherlett1898SCT, MLN, Leith Apr 1912 : Scotian CAN Quarriers  
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23299 TELFER, James1893SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Aug 1910 : Orthia CAN Cossar (George Carter)  
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