James Shellington

Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
675933
Unit at enlistment: 
21st Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
No
Date of death: 
November 3rd, 1917
Cemetery: 
Tyne Cot Cemetery - Ypres, Belgium - XXXV.E.8.
Birth country: 
Canada
Birth county: 
Brant
Birth city: 
Brantford, Ontario
Address at enlistment: 
Ingersoll, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
Norwich Township, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Machinist
Religious denominations: 
Church of England
Marital status: 
Single
Age at enlistment: 
20

Letters and documents

Circumstances of Casualty: Killed in Action. He was wounded behind the right ear by a splinter from a shell, and was also partly buried, when dug out, he died immediately.
Location of Unit at Time of Casualty: Trenches South of Passchendaele.