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CWM 19920166-1501
CWM 19920166-1501

Private

Timmons, James

Unit

24th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Victoria Rifles of Canada)

Branch

Infantry

Service Component

Canadian Expeditionary Force

Service Number

919400

birth

1891/05/15

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

death

1917/11/06

Belgium

grave

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium

Gender

Male

James Timmons was born in Montréal, Quebec, on 15 May 1890 or 1891 (the year varies on his records).

Timmons enlisted in the 60th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Canadien-Français), Canadian Expeditionary Force, in his hometown on 30 June 1915 and was discharged after nine months for unknown reasons. On 20 May 1916, he re-enlisted in Montréal, in the 199th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Duchess of Connaught's Own Irish Canadian Rangers). He was later transferred to the 24th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Victoria Rifles of Canada).

Timmons died at No. 3 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station on 6 November 1917, from wounds he received during the Battle of Passchendaele. According to his battalion’s war diary, the day Timmons died and the following night, the battalion experienced continuous shelling as it held the line.

James Timmons is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, in Belgium.

The Canadian War Museum’s Collection includes the following artifacts for this recipient