Source: Witness to will of Arthur John Davis, reg. no. 53102.
Family Search: When Private John Oram McBride was born on 19 March 1899, in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Robert McBride, was 35 and his mother, Annie Oram, was 25. He had at least 2 daughters with Davina Christie. He immigrated to Canada in 1909. He registered for military service in 1915. In 1915, at the age of 16, his occupation is listed as labourer in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. He died on 20 June 1965, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 66, and was buried in Sanctuary Park Cemetery, Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Military Medal per London Gazette No. 31340. July 3, 1919.
Underage. Born March 19, 1899, not 1897.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 