Sergeant John Fellingham

Regimental No: 438266
John Fellingham was born in Dublin, Ireland on September 25, 1878. On his attestation paper, John indicated that he was born March 22, 1882. John was a widower with one daughter at the time of his attesting. He was employed as a street car inspector with Militia experience in the 96th LSR before he joined the 52nd Bn at Port Arthur on March 25, 1915.

John survived the war and returned to Port Arthur to work with the street cars. His daughter Lillian moved to Port Arthur from England shortly after the war. Sadly, John died within three years of demobilization. 

Died: 1922

Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Thunder Bay

To the kind folks that dropped off the photo of John at the Thunder Bay Armoury, please email me at the address below. We don't know your name!

John Fellingham with his Daughter Lillian, Maidenhead, England, possibly in 1917 (Photograph from the Private Collection of **).