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James Henry Oldham

In memory of:

Captain James Henry Oldham

September 24, 1916
Courcelette, France

Military Service

Age:

31

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

3rd Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

September 29, 1884
Manchester, United Kingdom

Enlistment:

August 9, 1915
Toronto, Ontario

Son of James Henry and Sabra Oldham, of Manchester, England.

Commemorated on Page 143 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SUNKEN ROAD CEMETERY, CONTALMAISON
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

I. C. 3.

Location:

Contalmaison is a village in the Department of the Somme, 6 kilometres east-north-east of Albert. The Sunken Road, from which the cemetery is named, is part of the Contalmaison-Pozieres road, and the cemetery lies a little east of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Photo of JAMES HENRY OLDHAM– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of JAMES HENRY OLDHAM – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Osgoode Hall War Memorial

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    Osgoode Hall War Memorial
  • Photo of James Henry Oldham

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    Photo of James Henry Oldham
  • Newspaper Clipping

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  • Honour Roll– "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", 1921.

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    Honour Roll
    Honour Roll – "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", 1921.
  • Royal Canadian Yacht Club Memorial– The Royal Canadian Yacht Club World War One Memorial, Toronto, Ontario. Images of the 1926 unveiling ceremony and the names listed on the side panels of the sun dial memorial. This unveiling and the photographs were presented in a special edition booklet entitled "In Memoriam 1914-1918".

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    Royal Canadian Yacht Club Memorial
    Royal Canadian Yacht Club Memorial – The Royal Canadian Yacht Club World War One Memorial, Toronto, Ontario. Images of the 1926 unveiling ceremony and the names listed on the side panels of the sun dial memorial. This unveiling and the photographs were presented in a special edition booklet entitled "In Memoriam 1914-1918".
  • Photo of James Henry Oldham– From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto 1916. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.

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    Photo of James Henry Oldham
    Photo of James Henry Oldham – From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto 1916. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.
  • Photo of James Henry Oldham– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of James Henry Oldham
    Photo of James Henry Oldham – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Newspaper Clipping– The Broadway Methodist Tabernacle (1887) was located at the northeast corner of Spadina and College in Toronto, Ontario. The congregation dated to 1872-1924. The building where the World War One memorial tablet was placed was demolished in 1930.

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – The Broadway Methodist Tabernacle (1887) was located at the northeast corner of Spadina and College in Toronto, Ontario. The congregation dated to 1872-1924. The building where the World War One memorial tablet was placed was demolished in 1930.
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy Wilf Schofield, England

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy Wilf Schofield, England

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