James Douglas KIRKPATRICK

1899 - 1918  (19 years)

• Name	James Douglas KIRKPATRICK
  Birth	1 Sep 1899	Alkali Lake Ranch, BC, Canada   [1]
  	His military attestation paper says he was born in 1897 but that may have been to make him appear older?
  Gender	Male
  Residence	9 Nov 1915
  	Bradner, BC
  	Source: Military attestation paper
  Death	11 Oct 1918	Vimy Ridge, France
  	Was killed in the line of duty, buried at Ramillies British Cemetary. 19 years old. World War II. Fought at Vimy Ridge, Vancouver's 29th Batallion. The information that they sent about Jim: KIRKPATRICK, Pte. James Douglas, 180084. 29th Bn. Canadian Inf. (British Columbia Regt.). Died of wounds 11th Oct., 1918. Age 19. Son of James Douglas Kirkpatrick and Emma Bowe Kirkpatrick, of Macleod, Alberta. Native of Vancouver, C 21. Grave stone said: 180084 PRIVATE J.D. KIRKPATRICK 29th BN. CANADIAN INF. 11th OCTOBER 1918 AGE 19 + WE MISS THEE FROM OUR HOME DEAR WE MISS THE SUNSHINE OF THY FACE According to the Nov 15/91 edition of Kirkpatrick Gold, Jim's mother "knew" when he died, even though she was thousands of miles away from him. "She was lying down nursing the last baby when she saw Jim in a 'spiritual picture,' making a drive and running over a hill [Vimy Ridge] with other soldiers. She saw him fall and grab his head, then he never moved. She knew he was dead. Poor Mother. It was 3 weeks before we received the real official War Telegram that he had served his country well."
  Person ID	I46	kirkpatrick
  Last Modified	3 May 2014

  
  

  Father	James Douglas KIRKPATRICK,   b. 23 Feb 1867, Cook's Ferry (Spence's Bridge), BC, Canada d. 9 Mar 1933, Calgary, AB, Canada (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Emma BOWE,   b. 8 Mar 1872, Alkali Lake, BC, Canada d. 1 Apr 1925, Calgary, AB, Canada (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	29 Jul 1895	Kamloops
  	Witnesses were Lawrence Quinsy (sp?) and Ida J. Kirkpatrick. Married by E. Flewelling Source: Wedding registration.
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  According to "Our Family Tree," James "died for freedom and honour" at Vimy Ridge, France, in World War I. Jimmy's mother, Emma, saw his death in a vision at the time it occurred, even though he was on the other side of the planet. [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S413] Government of Canada, 1901 Canadian Census, Yale Cariboo District (Reliability: 3). [S416] Our Family Tree - donated by Kenneth George Kirkpatrick, (Ken Kirkpatrick had an original copy and a photocopy of this document, the latter of which he gave to me, Dawn Kirkpatrick. A note on the original was signed "Frances," which he believes was Lud's (Francis Ludwig K's) daughter, who was sending it to Ken's mom. A signature at the end says, "Fran, Feb. 1985.").