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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)
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Marriage (2)
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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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9871 ADAMSON, Charles Daniels1897SCT,    , Airdrie Apr 1909 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
22546 AITKEN, Archibald McMillan1900ENG,     Apr 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
6418 ALEXANDER, Thomas1893SCT,     Jun 1910 : Hesperian CAN Cossar (George Carter)  
22548 ANDERSON, Alex1896SCT,     Jul 1912 : Hesperian CAN Cossar (George Carter)  
13168 ANDERSON, George Bennie1901SCT, LKS, Glasgow Apr 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
13169 ANDERSON, Mary Gordon Inglis1899SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
6419 ANDERSON, Walter Michie1896SCT, RFW, Paisley Apr 1910 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
2959 ANGUS, Alexander1899SCT, LKS, Glasgow Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
22549 ANTHONY, Alexander1902SCT,     Mar 1915 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
9820 BARRIE, Isabella1895SCT,     Aug 1911 : Hesperian CAN Sailing Alone  
9818 BATHGATE, John1900SCT,    , Airdrie Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
9819 BATHGATE, William 1900SCT,    , Airdrie Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
5681 BEATON, George Alexander1897ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
19664 BEATON, Marion1902ENG,     Jun 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
19665 BEATON, Maximillian1899ENG,     Jun 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
21646 BELL, Agnes1902ENG,     Jun 1912 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
17338 BELL, James1899ENG,     Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
22850 BRADBURY, Claude1899ENG,     Apr 1915 : Hesperian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
12577 BRAIDWOOD, Janet1902ENG,    , Paisley Jun 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
12576 BRAIDWOOD, Jne 1900SCT, RFW, Paisley Jun 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
17446 BROWN, David 1892SCT,     Apr 1909 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
10661 BURRAGE, Arthur1899ENG, SSX, Horsham Jul 1915 : Hesperian CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
4334 BURT, Gerald1902ENG, KEN, Lewisham Jul 1915 : Hesperian CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
3723 CAMERON, David1896SCT,    , Helensburgh Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
3724 CAMERON, Gordon1898SCT,    , Helensburgh Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
16022 CAMPBELL, Andrew1899SCT,     Apr 1909 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
5593 CHEDD, Albert 1899ENG,    , Islington Mar 1915 : Hesperian CAN Salvation Army  
2965 COONEY, Charles1901SCT, RFW, Paisley Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
2964 COONEY, James1898SCT, RFW, Paisley Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
10296 DAWES, Emmanuel1901ENG,    , Greenwich Jun 1915 : Hesperian CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
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