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Dec 19, 1897
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Born in
Bainsville, Ontario to Louis and Emma Lober
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Nov 11, 1917
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Shown as TOS
(Taken On Strength) the 1st Depot Battalion EOR
(Eastern Ontario Regiment) in Kingston, Ontario
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Number 887
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Jan 8, 1918
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Medical
examination held under the MSA (Military Service Act) of 1917 in
Kingston, Ontario. He
was determined to be fit for service
Conscripted
into the 1st Depot Battalion EOR (Eastern
Ontario Regiment) in Kingston, Ontario under the MSA
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Number 4020887
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Next of kin given
as Louis Lober, father, Bainsville, Ontario
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Previous
occupation given as Labourer
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No previous
military experience given
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Religion given as
Roman Catholic
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Assigned to the 3rd
Regimental Draft
It is noted on his medical history that he is illiterate and his
signatures are all noted as “his mark” and an X is
put in place of a signature.
His brother Joseph
was
sworn in on the same day
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Feb 21, 1918
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Embarked the SS
Melita in Halifax, Nova Scotia with his brother Joseph
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Mar 4, 1918
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Disembarked in
Liverpool, England and the men proceeded to Seaford where the draft was
absorbed into the 6th Reserve Battalion to
continue training
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Aug 9, 1918
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Transferred to the
21st Battalion
Arrived at the No.
2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France with his
brother Joseph
and TOS
(Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Aug 15, 1918
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After leaving the
base depot, Private Lober joined the 21st
Battalion rear details in the town of Marcelcave with his brother Joseph as part
of a draft of 48 reinforcements. He
joined the main part of the battalion a few days later when the men
came out of the front line.
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Aug 28, 1918
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During the
battalion’s advance on the Sensee River near Vis-en-Artois,
Private John Lober was killed in action just 13 days after joining the
battalion, and was buried in the nearby Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery. Note the grave contains
the remains of 2 soldiers. Private
Lober is the bottom name
Following the war
the British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s
Penny) and Scroll were sent to his father, Louis Lober, Bainsville,
Ontario
The Memorial Cross
was sent to his mother, Mrs. Emma Lober, at the same address
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