Captain James Symington Wear
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Wear,
James Symington
Date of birth: 1891-08-14
Place of birth: Windsor Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. T. J. Wear, mother, of 242 Ouellette Avenue, Windsor, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Student
Occupation (normalized): Other Professional, Technical and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified
Address:
242 Ouellette Avenue, Windsor, Ontario
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1916-09-15
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Captain
(20th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Captain, 20th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-08-02 to 1916-09-15
- Captain (Army). 1915-12-13 to 1916-08-02
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Battle of the Somme, attack on Courcelette
Awards
Mentioned in Despatches 'A' List
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1577117
LAC ID:
302779
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B10168-S023
Uploader's Notes: Prior military service of one year in Canadian Officers Training Corps, University of Toronto; and, 21st Regiment, Essex Fusiliers.
Son of Thomas J. and Jennie S. Wear, of 1231, Victoria Avenue, Windsor, Ontario.
Son of Thomas J. and Jennie S. Wear, of 1231, Victoria Avenue, Windsor, Ontario.
Uploader's Research notes: [Captain Army Canadian Infantry 99th (Essex) Battalion, CEF Captain Army Canadian Infantry 20th (Central Ontario) Battalion, CEF D Company Mentioned in Despatches & 'A' List ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20