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James Spellman
| Rank: | Private |
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| Street: | 611 Talbot Street |
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| Town/Village: | St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada |
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| Alternative Address: | Longford, County Longford/ London, Ontario, Canada |
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| Regiment/Unit: | 34th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force |
| Regiment Number: | 402577 |
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| Cause: | Survived the war |
| Memorial: | Mount Pleasant Cemetery, London, Ontario Canada |
| Information: | James Spellman was born on the 16 September 1883 in Longford. He initially lived in England and had served with the 5th Lancashire Fusiliers for 3 suggesting he lived in Lancashire. Prior to reenlistment, James was working as a labourer in Canada. Pte Spellman enlisted with the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in August 1915. He initially listed his aunt, Margaret Flanagan, as his next-of-kin before it was altered to Mrs. K. Fraugh (?) of 66 Snowdon Street, Bolton, Lancashire. James Spellman passed away in Middlesex, Ontario on the 6 January 1936. |
| Parents Names: | Next of kin, Margaret Flanagan, aunt |
| Notes: | James Spellman states that he was born in Longford in 1883, although it appears that his birth was registered in Boyle, Co. Roscommon in 1882. |
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