Private John Barbour

1885 - 1917  (31 years)

• Name	John Barbour
  Prefix	Private
  Born	15 Sep 1885	Derby Township, Grey Co., Ontario   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56473635
  Military	WW1 - 111th Battalion  [3]
  	BARBOUR, JOHN Born. Feb. 15, 1885 Derby, Ontario d. 9-Apr-17 Cemetery CANADIAN CEMETERY NO.2, NEUVILLE-ST. VAAST Enlisted 31-Jan-16 Galt Service No: 730450 Canadian Infantry 75th Battalion Address: 29 Spruce St., Galt
  		Barbour,John-WW1.jpg
  Residence	Abt 1916	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Died	9 Apr 1917  [3]
  Misfortune	1918
  	killed in WW1
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-158158P
  Buried	Canadian Cemetery No. 2, Neuville-Saint-Vaast, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
  Person ID	I158158	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	James Barbour,   b. 1848, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 May 1899, Derby Township, Grey Co., Ontario  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Florence Jane "Flora" McPhatter,   b. 3 Sep 1852, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Aug 1936, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F46279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs Florence Jane Barbour 29 Spruce st Galt received the sad news that her only son Pte John Barbour had made the supreme sacrifice tor his country. Deceased was in his 32nd year and was born in Derby township, Ontario. He enlisted on Jan 31, 1916. He was single and a member of Knox church He was a son of the late James Barbour of Beverly later of Grey County and had lived in Galt a number of years He was employed at the Galt Knife Works. His mother had not heard from him for some time and had become anxious as to his safety. One sister Mrs Albert Buckley Dennis avenue Mount Dennis also survives. The Hamilton Spectator Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Wed, May 2, 1917 Page 9

  
  

• Sources

  [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 15 Page 19. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. John Barbour Birth Date: 15 Sep 1885 Birth Location: Township of Derby, Ontario Residence: Galt Relative: Mrs Florence Jane Barbour Relationship: Mother Regiment Number: 730450 [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Sep 1885 - Derby Township, Grey Co., Ontario Residence - Abt 1916 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Canadian Cemetery No. 2, Neuville-Saint-Vaast, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France  = Link to Google Earth