Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
James Feathers
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 13.03.1916
- Place of enlistment: Toronto, Ontario.
- Service no: 681430
- Rank: Sapper
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Canadian Engineers
- Unit/Ship: 10th Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 28
- Date of Death: 06.10.1918
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Duisans British Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: VII.B.25.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 05.04.1890
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 377 Wellesley St, Toronto
- Occupation: Oxy Acetylene Welder
- Mother:
Ellen Ann Feathers, “The Rowans” Barnhill, Broughty Ferry
- Father:
James Feathers, “The Rowans” Barnhill, Broughty Ferry
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Euphemia Russell Feathers, 9 Ramsay Park, Broughty Ferry
- Children:
2 Children
More about James Feathers
For more information on James, visit James memorial and James Service Record and Circumstances of Death Register
James shares a final resting place with Pte William Monro, 115816, Machine Gun Corps, who died from wounds 07.10.1918.
James was a former pupil of Grove Academy, Broughty Ferry and is remembered on the schools war memorial.
There are references to James in the local Dundee Newspapers held in Dundee Central Library.
Advertiser 20/09/1917 page 5 and 14/10/1918 page 3, Courier 14/10/1918 page 3
Information researched and supplied by Gary Thomson. Grave marker image courtesy of Claude Laignel, findagrave.com
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