Corporal James George McKinstry
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
McKinstry,
James George
Date of birth: 1883-12-04
Place of birth: Bradford Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Marjory McKinstry, wife. Mimico, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Tinsmith
Occupation (normalized): Tinsmith
Address:
Mimico, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-10-21
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, I. H. 62.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 767062
Highest Rank:
Corporal
(123rd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Corporal, 123rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-01-27 to 1917-10-21
- Lance Corporal, 123rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-08-18 to 1917-01-27
- Private, 123rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-06-01 to 1916-08-18
- Lance Corporal, 123rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-02-22 to 1916-06-01
- Private, 123rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-12-11 to 1916-02-22
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Ypres
Commemoration location: Mimico War Memorial, Mimico, Ontario
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 99302
LAC ID:
166619
Service file: B7010-S002
Uploader's Notes:
Son of James McKinstry and Sarah Marie McKinstry (nee Webb); husband of Marjory McKinstry (nee Morgan) married August 11, 1906
Prior service of 8 years as a Corporal with the 10th Royal Grenadiers
One of 20 soldiers of C Company, No. 12 Platoon killed by a high explosive shell that hit their platoon as they marched towards Ypres.
Uploader's Research notes:
Circumstances of Death
123rd Battalion Nominal Roll
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2017-08-06