Private John Henry (Harry) Folliott
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Folliott,
John Henry (Harry)
Date of birth: 1896-04-03
Place of birth: King Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Agnes Folliott, Mother, 150 Riverdale Ave., Toronto,Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Address:
150 Riverdale Ave., Toronto,Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-11-02
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Aulnoy Communal Cemetery, D.1. 1.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 541185
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: On the MONS ROAD.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 319940
LAC ID:
401059
Service file: B3172-S032
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Agnes Folliott, of 150, Riverdale Avenue, Toronto, and the late .John Folliott. Born at King, Ontario.
From the Canadian Corps Cyclist Battalion War Diary dated November 2, 1918: "Lieut. Wilson with 18 other ranks had orders to establish contact with the enemy and to occupy a post on the MONS ROAD. A patrol went forward to E.4.d.S.3 but came under heavy machine gun fire and three men were killed, the remainder manned a post at E.10.b.10.95 until relieved by 72nd Battalion at 0800 hours."
8 November 2017 (BWM) - A photograph of this soldier can be found in St. John's Presbyterian Church, 415 Broadview Avenue, Toronto as one of 33 of men associated with the congregation and paid the supreme sacrifice.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Corps Cyclists Divisional Cyclists Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2017-11-09