Borland, John Lee: Service no. 53999 (Military Medal)

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Family Search: Sergeant John Lee Borland was born on 30 March 1890, in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom as the son of Jessie. He married Jessie Kate Neill on 2 December 1918, in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada in 1931. He died on 13 June 1987, in Oakville, Halton, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 97.

Earned Military Medal June 1916.

His son, Flying Officer Alexander “Sandy” George Borland, was shot down by an American Army Airforce Thunderbolt.

Inverclyde’s The Great War bio.

Military Medal for actions at St. Eloi Craters.