Source: Duty Nobly Done Honour Roll
Family Search: Private John Trowsdale Burr was born on 22 November 1893, in Filey, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom as the son of James Burr and Rachel Burr. He married Elsie May Smith in 1918, in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He immigrated to Canada in 1913. He registered for military service in 1916. In 1916, at the age of 23, his occupation is listed as farmer. He died on 5 June 1921, in England, United Kingdom, at the age of 27, and was buried in Woking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 