James Ross Binkley

03 Dec 1883 - 23 Apr 1915

Nationality:	Canadian
Country of Service:	Canada
Branch of Service:	Army
Unit:	1. Queen's Own Rifles of Canada 2. 3rd Battalion Machine Gun Section, CEF
Final Rank:	1. Paymaster Sergeant 2. Lance-Corporal
Dates Served:	1. Unknown 2. 22 Sep 1914 - 23 Apr 1915
Where Served:	Canada & France
Comments:	Binkley's Birth Registration shows his name as Ellsworth Ross Binkley. He later dropped "Ellsworth" and used "James Ross". He was known as "Ross". Binkley was a well-known football player who played with a team in his hometown of Dundas, Ontario, then with the Hamilton Tigers, and finally as a half- back with the Toronto Argonauts, which he captained before he enlisted. Binkley's Date of Death was originally reported as 02 May 1915, but later corrected to correspond with other members of the unit who were killed at the same time. He is commemorated on the Menin Gate.

	Here is a link to James Ross Binkley's page in the Book of Remembrance.
Here is a link to James Ross Binkley's service file.	Here is a link to James Ross Binkley's Memorial Page at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission..	Here is a link to James Ross Binkley's page at the Canadian Virtual War Memorial..