Biographical Data
Aird, James J. If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Able-Seaman (RNCVR)
Official Number	VR-5334

 

Birth	00/00/1887	Death	30/10/1918
Place	(nk)	Place	(At sea)
Area	(nk)	Area
Country	(nk)	Country	(At sea) (Vancouver Island BC)

 

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Biography
His next-of-kin, was his mother, Mrs. Agnes Aird, Howford, by Inverurie, Scotland.

 

Military Service
He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman RNCVR. He was appointed as an Able-Seaman RNCVR. He served in HMCS Galiano 1918. (He was lost in HMCS Galiano in a storm off Vancouver Island BC October 30, 1918). (He died on active service).

 

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Anecdotes
His body was picked by at sea by the whaler Brown and brought to Vancouver BC by the Cheloshin. His body was buried by the crew of HMCS Rainbow. He was buried in the Naval Cemetery Esquimalt BC.

 

References
http://www.oocities.com/gjesperson/galiano2.htm; www.cwgc.org; Finding of the RCN Court of Enquiry into the Loss of HMCS Galiano; https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2000910/james-aird/ (website viewed 28/05/2023);
Last update
2010-11-27 08:14:43

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