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Pte. James Gardiner
Canadian Expeditionary Force 52nd (New Ontario) Btn.
from:Port Sydney, Ontario
(d.7th Oct 1918)
James Gardiner was 24 years old when he was called up for service. Born in Ontario, he had come to the prairies where he staked a claim on a quarter section of land seven years earlier. He had his medical exam in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan on 29th of November 1917. The Medical Form states that he was five foot six inches with a fair complexion, grey eyes and brown hair. He was able to stay in Canada until after Christmas.
He reported for duty on 10th of January 1918, joining the 52nd (New Ontario) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force
James received a gunshot to his leg and thigh and died on Monday, 7th of October 1918, only 36 days before the end of the war.
He is buried in the Bucquoy Road Cemetery around 9 kilometers north of Arras in France.