Private John Bartholomew Whitton
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Whitton,
John Bartholomew
Date of birth: 1897-01-05
Place of birth: Renfrew Ontario Canada
Next of kin: J. E. Witton, Father, Renfrew, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Apprentice Machinist
Religion: Roman Catholic
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 132702
Highest Rank:
Private
(73rd Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 73rd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Survived war: yes
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
308380
Service file: B10334-S052
Uploader's Notes:
A rosary carried by Pte. Whitton is held in the collection of the Canadian War Museum. It is featured in their online display - image.
According to the CWM, Whitton had been scouting German positions at Vimy Ridge and was wounded in the head by a shell. During his transport to an aid station, a Franciscan monk gave him a rosary. Whitton was returned to the front and wounded again at Amiens in August 1918, but was again returned to the front. He was one of the first ten soldiers to enter Mons on November 11, 1918.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 73rd Battalion D Company, No 15 Platoon ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2008-01-18
Last modified: 2010-02-26