Sgt. James Snedden Warren

1913 - 1941  (28 years)

• Name	James Snedden Warren  [1]
  Prefix	Sgt.
  Birth	25 May 1913	Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41481355
  _FGRAVE	41481355
  Death	17 Jun 1941	Shute, East Devon District, Devonshire, England   [1]
  	Canadian Sergeant (Air Obs.) Royal Canadian Air Force. Age: 28. Service No: R/54197. Son of William James Warren and Isobel Warren; husband of Ordelia Giles Warren. 1941, Thursday June 26, The Almonte Gazette front page James Warren Is Killed Overseas Young Carleton Place Man Victim of Plane Crash in England News of the first R.C.A.F. casualty from this district was received here on Friday with the deepest regret. James Warren, sergeant observer with the R.C.A.F. in England, was killed in a flying accident on Tuesday, June 17, according to a cablegram received by his wife on Friday last, from military authorities in England. The cablegram read: "Regret to inform you that your husband Sergeant Warren killed in a flying accident June 17. Aircraft of which he was an observer crashed at Wood- End Farm, Shute Devonshire. Funeral expected to take place June 21. James Warren was born in Carleton Place in 1913, a son of Mrs W.J. Warren and the late Mr Warren. He was educated in public and high schools there and completed his education at the Ottawa Normal School. Leaving Normal he taught school at Little Current, James Section near Almonte, and Middleville and at the time of his enlistment with the air force he was a member of the teaching staff of the public school at Carleton Place. He was one of the district's popular young men and was well known in sports circles throughout the Ottawa Valley. During his high school days "Jimmy" was a strong support to the football and hockey teams and was a noted badminton player. Sergeant Warren joined the R.C.A. F. on July 18, 1940, and received his wings on Feb 15, 1941. He was married on March 18 last, to the former Orrie West, daughter of W. West and the late Mrs West of Almonte and left for overseas in April. In addition to his widow, he is survived by his mother, the former Miss Isobel Snedden of Almonte. two brothers, Jack Warren of the R.C.A.F., Montreal, Bill of Carleton Place, and one sister, Miss Isobel Warren of Carleton Place. Mrs D.W. Snedden of Almonte is his grandmother. A memorial service will be held in Memorial Park Church, Carleton Place, on Sunday, June 29, at 11 a.m.
  Burial	Higher Cemetery, Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England   [1]
  	Address: St. Marks Avenue Exeter, City of Exeter,, Devon EX1 2PX England
  Person ID	I23427	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	18 May 2020

  
  

  Father	William James Warren,   b. 1 Mar 1883, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 7 Jan 1929, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Isobel Cochran Snedden,   b. 4 Aug 1883, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 12 Dec 1983, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 100 years)
  Marriage	1911
  Family ID	F6533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ordelia Giles "Orrie" West,   b. 11 Nov 1916, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Mar 1998, Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	18 Mar 1940
  Family ID	F7953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Feb 2020

  
  

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  Birth - 25 May 1913 - Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 17 Jun 1941 - Shute, East Devon District, Devonshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Sgt. James Snedden Warren 1913-1941

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Ontario. Almonte., Newspapers: Almonte Gazette Death Notice, "James Warren Is Killed Overseas," 26 Jun 1941, p. front. (Reliability: 3).