John Taylor "Jack" Dewar

1897 - 1918  (20 years)

• Name	John Taylor "Jack" Dewar
  Born	28 Oct 1897	Leith, , Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1  [1]
  	Dewar, John Private. Enlisted with 111th Battalion of South Waterloo at Galt, November 11, 1915. Presbyterian. Born in Leith, Scotland but had lived in Galt for years. He was a miller by trade. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewar, Norfolk Avenue, Galt. He died April 3, 1918 at the age of 21 with gun shot wounds in his arm, legs and chest. He was employed by the Galt Brass Company, Limited, Galt.1a 1aDewar, John: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 15 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2834866/data?n=1
  		Dewar, John Private. Enlisted with 111th Battalion of South Waterloo at Galt, November 11, 1915. Presbyterian. Born in Leith, Scotland but had lived in Galt for years. He was a miller by trade. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewar, Norfolk Avenue, Galt. He died April 3, 1918 at the age of 21 with gun shot wounds in his arm, legs and chest. He was employed by the Galt Brass Company, Limited, Galt. Dewar, John: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 15 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2834866/data?n=1
  		Dewar,WilliamandBrotherJohnT.Dewar.jpg Left to Right: John Taylor Dewar; service number 730016, unknown, William Robb Dewar; service number 53902. Brothers. Date and location of picture unknown. John Taylor Dewar - The Canadian Virtual War Memorial - Veterans Affairs Canada. (2016). Veterans.gc.ca. Retrieved 15 May 2016, from https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/283931?John%20Taylor%20Dewar
  Occupation	1915	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	miller
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-164164
  Died	3 Apr 1918	, France
  Buried	Faubourg-D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
  Person ID	I164164	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	David Dewar,   b. Abt 1867, Leith, , Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Taylor,   b. Abt 1867, Of, Leith, , Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F51909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. John Taylor Dewar Birth Date: 28 Oct 1897 Birth Location: Leith, Scotland Residence: Galt Relative: Mrs Isabel Dewar Relationship: Mother Regiment Number: 230016

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Oct 1897 - Leith, , Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - miller - 1915 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Apr 1918 - , France Buried - - Faubourg-D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France  = Link to Google Earth