Private James Grover Metcalfe
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Metcalfe,
James Grover
Date of birth: 1884-10-25
Place of birth: Arlington Iowa U.S.A.
Next of kin: Thomas and Jane Metcalfe; parents; Athabasca, Alberta
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Teamster
Occupation (normalized): Animal-Drawn Vehicle Driver (Road)
Address:
Athabasca, Alberta
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-10-07
Cause of death:
Died of illness
Buried:
Halifax Memorial, Panel 2.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 3214027
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
- Private (Army).
- Private (Army).
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
188990
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B6140-S004
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Thomas and Jane Metcalfe of Athabasca, Alberta.
Died of pneumonia at sea aboard H.M.T. Huntsend.
Influenza outbreak - During the 1918 flu pandemic, the Huntsend departed Montreal on 26 September 1918 with 649 Canadian soldiers on board. Before the ship had left port, the ship's doctor had reported concerns about 15 of the passengers who were already sick with influenza and pneumonia.[8] Despite his reported concerns, the ship sailed, and five percent of the 649 Canadians died before the ship disembarked on 11 October 1918. Some, if not all, of these men were commemorated at Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial a memorial site in France. or the Halifax Memorial. Some of those infected died at a later date.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment Private Army Canadian Infantry 21st Reserve Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2005-04-08
Last modified: 2020-12-13