Lance Corporal James Elsworth Ross Binkley
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Binkley,
James Elsworth Ross
Date of birth: 1883-12-03
Place of birth: Wentworth Ontario Canada
Name of next of kin: Jemima Binkley
Relationship of next of kin: Mother
Address of next of kin: 295 King St. West, Dundas, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Salesman
Address:
295 King St. West, Dundas, Ontario
Height: 68.5 inches
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1915-04-23
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 10205
Highest Rank:
Lance Corporal
(3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Lance Corporal, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-03-06 to 1915-04-23
- Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-22 to 1915-03-06
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed:
Kitchener’s Wood
Commemoration location: Grove Cemetery, Dundas, Ontario family plot
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RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 922194
LAC ID:
44056
Service file: B0737-S010
Uploader's Notes:
Son of William Binkley and Jemima Binkley.
Prior service with the QOR.
Captain of the Toronto Argonauts prior to joining the 3rd Battalion.
Correct Date of Death was April 23, 1915, and not as recorded on the CWGC site.
Part of a letter sent home by Ross Binkley was published in the Toronto Star on May 15th, 1915, pg. 4. See "Letters" section for a transcript.
Uploader's Research notes:
Son of William David Binkley and Jemima Binkley (nee Clappison)
3rd Battalion Nominal Roll
Prior service with the QOR.
Captain of the Toronto Argonauts prior to joining the 3rd Battalion.
Correct Date of Death was April 23, 1915, and not as recorded on the CWGC site.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2025-11-22