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| Name - Last Name First | Alsop, James Douglas |
| Birth Date- day/month/year // Parents if known | 23 Sep 1926 |
| Distinctions | BHC bro Norman Frederick Alsop KIA |
| Birth Place | Darlington, County Durham England |
| Home Child Sending Organization | The Fairbridge Society |
| Year / Age Arrived in Canada as BHC | 1935 - 8 yrs |
| BHC Registry ID # | 43287 |
| Find A Grave Memorial # | 135943713 |
| Spouse | |
| War(s) Served USE: WW1 or WW2 | WW2 |
| Regimental Number | 54847 |
| Date of Enlistment / Apparent Age / Real Age | |
| City of Residence upon Enlistment (include country) | |
| Previous Service | |
| Place of Enlistment | |
| Next of Kin / Relationship / Location | Alsop, Norman Frederick, brother, c/o Fairbridge |
| Discharged: Date / Reason | |
| Final Rank / Battalion / Unit | Canadian Seaman |
| Killed in Action - Battle / Death Due to Service / Survived | Survived |
| Date of Death/ location / Cause | 03 Feb 1991 |
| Age at Death | 65 |
| Place of Burial | McDowall Memorial Cemetery, Sandhurst, Ontario, Canada |
Notes
Notes and Sources
From the Fairbridge files of Patricia Skidmore
Parents: Edwin Alsop 1897–1982 and Eva Teresa Spence 1899–1931
1926 Birth: 23 Sep 1926 James D Alsop in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007 GRO Birth Registration Births: 1916-2007 Order birth certificate for James D Alsop. Registration Date: Oct 1926 [Nov 1926] [Dec 1926] D quarter( Oct-Nov-Dec) Darlington, County Durham Vol 10a Page 20 Mother's Maiden Name: Spence
1935 Emigration: Sending or Escorting Organization: Fairbridge Farm School Canadian Distribution Home Fairbridge Farm School, Cowichan Age 8 aboard the Duchess of Atholl Departed 13 Sep 1935 from Liverpool. Arrival 20 Sep 1935 at Quebec, Canada
James Douglas Alsop U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960 James Douglas Alsop Male Race/Nationality English Age 20, Birth Date 23 Sep 1926 Birth Place Darlington, Eng Arrival Date 11 Jun 1947 Port of Arrival Blaine, Washington, USA Residence Place Duncan British Columbia
1991 Obit: The Kingston Whig-Standard Kingston, Ontario, Canada · Monday, March 25, 1991
James Alsop DEATH 3 Feb 1991 BURIAL McDowall Memorial Cemetery Sandhurst, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada 135943713 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135943713/james-alsop
Gravestone photo from Find a Grave.
