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Jul 23, 1897
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Born at Douglas,
Renfrew County, Ontario
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Nov 6, 1916
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Attested into
the 240th Battalion at Renfrew Ontario
Ø Number 1042324
Ø Next of kin given as Mr James English (father) of Douglas Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Ø Assigned to “A” Company
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Apr 16, 1917
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Will made out
leaving estate to his father, James English, of Douglas Ontario
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May 3, 1917
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Embarked the SS
Megantic at Halifax Nova Scotia
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May 14, 1917
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Disembarked at
Liverpool England and proceeded to Seaford
TOS (Taken On
Strength) the 7th Reserve Battalion
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Sep 12, 1917
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Posted to the 21st
Battalion
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Sep 13, 1917
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Arrived at No 2
CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) at Havre France and TOS the 21st Battalion
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Sep 27, 1917
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Arrived at CCRC
(Canadian Corps Reinforcement Centre)
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Oct 8, 1917
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Joined the 2nd
CDR (Canadian Depot Reserve) Battalion (2nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion)
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Oct 18, 1917
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the field
The Battalion
was in billets at Ourton France
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Nov 4, 1917
Killed in action
Because his
body was never identified, he is commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium
From the Battalion’s War Diary
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Jul 27, 1920
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Beginning on
this date, and on subsequent dates, the following medals were sent to his father, Mr J
English, at Douglas Ontario
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Plaque
Scroll
There was no
Memorial Cross issued as he was single, and his mother was deceased
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2010
For the 7
nights leading up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers were projected
onto the Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At
the same time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across
Belgium and Canada. The image above shows
the opening ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.
Below is the
name of John English being broadcast to the schools.
Each name appeared for 25 seconds and each night 9,700 names were shown.
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