LT. James Tweeddale Kirkland

1899 - 1918  (19 years)

• Name	James Tweeddale Kirkland
  Prefix	LT.
  Birth	31 Jan 1899	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203896133
  _FGRAVE	203896133
  _STAT	Never Married
  Death	20 Jul 1918	France
  	918, Friday August 23, The Almonte Gazette front page Went Down in Hunland The following extract is from a letter received by Dr Kirkland from Capt W.R. Greene, 57th Squadron, Royal Air Force, regarding what happened to his son, James Kirkland: "About Kirkland and Riley, what happened was this: They were on a bomb raid which I was leading. The weather was very bad, and we had been followed around by Pfaiz scouts. Just as we got to the objective and had dropped our bombs a thunder storm burst right on top of us. The rain which followed absolutely blinded every one of us, with the result that the formation got split up. I eventually collected a few of them, and having seen them across the lines, I waited for about ten or fifteen minutes; but seeing nothing I came home to find that Kirkland had not arrived. Later on we got a report through from the line that he had been seen going down over Hunland with the Huns following. Probably his engine was hit, or something like that. We are extremely sorry as he was such a topping fellow and awfully stout, and Riley no less so." Riley, referred to above, was Jimmy Kirkland's observer, and "Pfaiz Scouts" are one type of German war planes.
  Burial	Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  Person ID	I8105	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	Dr. Joseph Tweeddale Kirkland,   b. 26 Jun 1867, Sparta, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada d. 7 Apr 1938, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Margaret Catherine Johnston,   b. 26 Jul 1869, Michigan, United States d. 16 Dec 1906, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	1892
  Family ID	F2729	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 31 Jan 1899 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 20 Jul 1918 - France Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - - Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  LT. James Tweeddale Kirkland 1899-1918