Major
James
Montgomery
Bostwick
Born in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Ancestors 
Brother of
Muriel Isabel Bostwick
Husband of
Jean (Soule) Bostwick
— married
15 Mar 1941 (to 8 Mar 1945) in St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont, United States
Died
at age 27
in Germany
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2012
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Biography
Major James Bostwick served in the Canadian Army in World War II
Service started:
Unit(s): Royal Hamilton Light Infantry
Service ended:
Service started:
Unit(s): Royal Hamilton Light Infantry
Service ended:
Major James Bostwick was killed in action .
James Montgomery Bostwick was born on 26 May 1917 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, son of Henry Montgomery Bostwick (1877–1940) and Edna Clarkson Hoodless (1882–1946).[1]
He attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, United States.[2]
James (23) and Jean Soule (21) were married on 15 Mar 1941 in St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont.[3] Jean was born on 23 Feb 1920 in Burlington, Vermont, United States. She was the daughter of Everett Ingalls Soule and Christine (Stranahan) Soule.
James served in the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry of the Canadian Army during World War II. He was killed in action near Xanten, Germany on 8 Mar 1945, aged 27. He is commemorated at Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery and Memorial, Groesbeek, Berg en Dal Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands (plot: III.[4]
Sources
- ↑ Birth: "Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1917"
Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-1913; Reel: 285; Record Group: Rg 80-2
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8838 #3406247 (accessed 29 February 2024)
James Bostwick born on 26 May 1917, son of Henry W Bostwick & Edna C Bostwick, in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada. - ↑ 1937 School Yearbook: "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016"
"U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Cornell University; Year: 1937
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1265 #240913904 (accessed 29 February 2024)
Name: James Montgomery Bostwick; Estimated Age: 20; Birth Year: abt 1917; Yearbook Date: 1937; School: Cornell University; School Location: Ithaca, New York, USA. - ↑ Marriage: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current"
Burlington Daily News; Publication Date: 15/ Mar/ 1941; Publication Place: Burlington, Vermont, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/657412531/?article=d7b85651-1984-4e9a-a9d0-4656bcf58e67&focus=0.84889007,0.09998131,0.97945756,0.42456698&xid=3398
Ancestry Record 62116 #103472062 (accessed 29 February 2024)
Lieut James Montgomery Bostwick marriage to Jean Soule in 1941 in Hamilton. - ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #12903092 (accessed 29 February 2024)
Memorial page for Major James Montgomery Bostwick (26 May 1917-8 Mar 1945), citing Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery and Memorial, Groesbeek, Berg en Dal Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands (plot: III. F. 1.); Maintained by STONE LADY (contributor 47208521).
See also:
- The biography of James' grandmother: Adelaide Hoodless Domestic Crusader, Cheryl MacDonald, Dundurn Press, Toronto, 1986.
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