Regimental Number: 73992
Rank: Sapper
Branch: Canadian Engineers
James was born in Evanton, Scotland on August 29, 1888. In 1908 he emigrated to the United States, where he worked for his uncles until war broke out. James then crossed the border into Canada and enlisted in Saskatoon in October of 1914. After the war, he came to the Peace River area, filing on homesteads at NW 19-76-3-W6; S 1/2 30-76-2-W6; and W 1/2 15-76-3-W6. James served in the Veterans Guard of Canada during World War II. In 1944, he married a woman he had known in the United States many years ago. They had one daughter.
Sources: Grooming the Grizzly p. 452