Regimental Number: 101081
Rank: Private
Branch: 49th Battalion
John was born in Dumfries, Scotland on February 15, 1882. In July of 1915, he filed on a homestead at NW 1-71-8-W6. Around the same time, he enlisted in the Canadian Army. While on a stretcher party at Courcelette on September 15, 1916, John was hit by a bullet and died immediately. He is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial.