James William Cahill

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

772527

Unit at enlistment:

125th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Date of death:

March 30th, 1918

Cemetery:

Roclincourt Military Cemetery - Pas de Calais, France - V.B.23.

Commemorated at:

Paris Roman Catholic Cemetery Memorial Pillar

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Brant

Birth city:

Brantford, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

143 Nelson Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

143 Nelson Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Lathe hand

Religious denominations:

Roman Catholic

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Circumstances of service: Killed

Circumstances of Casualty: Killed in Action.
Location of Unit at Time of Casualty: Vicinity of Oppy.

BX April 12, 1918

Private James William Cahill Officially Reported Killed in Action

Official word was received his morning that James Cahill, son of the late T. Cahill, had been killed in action. Private James William Cahill enlisted with the 125th Battalion and was later transferred to France. His family received notice this morning from Ottawa.

BX April 15, 1918

James William Cahill Killed in Action

Mrs. Minnie Cahill, 506 ½ Colborne Street, has received the sad intelligence of the death of her eldest son, Private James William Cahill, who was killed in action on March 30. The sympathy of the community goes out to the bereaved family, who lost the husband and father not quite a year ago. Private Cahill was a fine sample of young manhood and had a host of friends here. He always had a kind word for everyone, and was beloved by all for his cheery disposition. He was always a staunch, true friend. He enlisted with the 125th Battalion and had been over in England until about a month ago, arriving in France just in time for the big drive now being made. He was 24 years of age. A younger brother Roy is also in France answering his country’s call, he having been there for the past three years.