John William Elliott

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

772897

Unit at enlistment:

125th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Wounded:

Yes

Commemorated at:

Wesley United Church

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Brant

Birth city:

Burford, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

62 Ontario Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

62 Ontario Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Stock keeper

Employer:

McFarland's Clothing & Men's Furnishings

Religious denominations:

Methodist

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Wounded

BX October 15, 1918

Mr. Oliver Elliott, 62 Ontario St., last night received official word that his son, Private John William Elliott, had been officially reported admitted to the Alexandra Military Hospital Cosham, on Oct. 5, with a gunshot wound in the hip. Pte. Elliott enlisted with the 125th in Brantford, and was drafted to the 54th, in which many Brantford men have served. Previous to enlistment he was a clerk in McFarland’s clothing store.