Source: SS Caronia Passenger Manifest. 1919.
Family Search: When Private John Thomas Henry was born on 28 November 1871, in Chorley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Michael Henry, was 23 and his mother, Martha Jane Bennett, was 25. He married Mary Elizabeth Parrott in September 1899, in Bootle, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He immigrated to Canada in 1913. He registered for military service in 1915. In 1925, his occupation is listed as interlake tissue mills in St. Catharines, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada. He died on 27 April 1940, in Merritton, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 68, and was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Thorold, Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
This man gave his date of birth on his attestation papers as 28 November 1885, making him over aged when he enlisted.
This man served with the 18th Battalion and saw active combat. He enlisted with the 81st Battalion on 13 August 1915, at Welland. He went overseas and was transferred to the 18th Battalion, arriving “in the field” on 14 June 1916. He was wounded with a GSW to his left face and eye. He was sent to England for treatment and returned to the continent and was diverted to No. Canadian Entrenching Battalion and then to the Canadian Corps School at Pernes, France.
He was given a 14 days leave from 21 February 1918 to 8 March 1918. He applied for, and received, permission to marry effective 1 March 1918. He was discharged due to demobilization on 27 May 1919.
OBIT
John Thomas Henry, 25 Maple Street, Merritton, passed away at his home last Saturday morning after a brief illness. Mr. Henry was a native of England, but had lived in Merritton about 31 years. For over 15 years he was an employee at the Interlake tissue mills. He was a veteran of the last great war, and was a member of branch 138 of the Canadian Legion.
Besides his sorrowing wife he is survived by two sons, Thomas of Thorold and Stanley at home; also by two step-daughters, Alice and Annie Morris, at home; also four grandchildren.
The funeral was held Monday morning, Rev. Father Kelly conducting the service at St. Patrick’s R. C. church, where requiem high mass was sung. Local Canadian Legion members formed a guard of honor at the home, church and graveside. The pall-bearers were Thomas Cowan, Francis Grimshaw, John Rutherford, Verne Jackson, Archie Smith and William Turner. Bugler Billie Burnett sounded the last post over the grave at Victoria Lawn cemetery, St. Catharines.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 