Rank: Flying Officer
Branch: Royal Flight Corps
John was born in Kinnears Mills, Quebec on March 9, 1899. In 1917, he enlisted in the Royal Flight Corps, where he served for the remainder of the war. John married Agnes Sware on July 21, 1921. John taught in various communities throughout Alberta for the first few years of their marriage. In the 1950s, John and Agnes moved to the Silver Valley area. They moved to Dawson Creek in 1968. John died on April 28, 1980.
Sources: Tales, Trails, and Gumbo p. 492