John Howard Lightfoot
(1891-1918)
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White Motor Car Co., located on Canal St. in the Cleveland Flats district, manufacturer of cars, trucks, buses and tractors
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Private John Howard Lightfoot, signature on WWI draft registration
Private John Howard Lightfoot, signature on WWI draft registration
AI summary of the September 1918 battles involving the Canadian Expeditionary Forces 44th Battalion
Inscription of Private John Lightfoot’s name on the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France
Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France
Names of the two Lightfoot brothers recorded in the Canadian Book of Remembrance
Sibling List
9314 Yale Ave., Cleveland, OH, adddress given on WWI draft registration
John Howard Lightfoot
John Howard Lightfoot
[H. Lightfoot, as the name was recorded on the List of Liberty Row Names, appears to be Cleveland soldier John Howard Lightfoot who died in WWI, and whose profile is below. He was a U. S. resident who served in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. His older brother, Charles Murray Lightfoot, who also died in WWI, is profiled elsewhere on this website.]
[H. Lightfoot, as the name was recorded on the List of Liberty Row Names, appears to be Cleveland soldier John Howard Lightfoot who died in WWI, and whose profile is below. He was a U. S. resident who served in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. His older brother, Charles Murray Lightfoot, who also died in WWI, is profiled elsewhere on this website.]
*No plaque located*
*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque*
*No soldier photograph found in the following book: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
Birth: 3/22/1891, Cumberland, Maryland [Maryland was recorded as his birthplace on U.S. draft registration. London, England was recorded as his birthplace on Canadian Attestation papers.]
Birth: 3/22/1891, Cumberland, Maryland [Maryland was recorded as his birthplace on U.S. draft registration. London, England was recorded as his birthplace on Canadian Attestation papers.]
Address: 10011 Elk Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio; parents' address 9314 Yale Ave., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 26 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born citizen; occupation on draft registration Mechanic at White Motor Car Co. at E. 79th and St. Clair; requested draft exemption due to physical reasons recorded as "ruptured on left side;" occupation on Canadian Attestation papers Electrician; occupation on 1910 Census at age 19 Packer at Brewery; religion Methodist
Appearance: Height 5' 3 1/2", Build medium, Complexion medium, Eyes hazel/blue, Hair dark brown
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: U.S. draft date 6/5/1917; Canadian Attestation date 12/29/1917; rank Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: U.S. draft date 6/5/1917; Canadian Attestation date 12/29/1917; rank Private
Service Number: 2355957
Deployment: deployment record not found
Action: served in 44th Battalion (Manitoba Regiment) Canadian Expeditionary Forces
Death: September 2, 1918 at age 27; cause of death "Missing, Presumed Dead"
Death: September 2, 1918 at age 27; cause of death "Missing, Presumed Dead"
Burial: Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France [The Vimy Memorial honors all of the Canadian WWI dead. The names inscribed on the memorial, including that of Private John Howard Lightfoot, represent the more than 11,000 Canadian soldiers who were listed as "missing, presumed dead" in France. His name, and that of his brother Charles Murray Lightfoot, are also recorded on page 449 of the Canadian Book of Remembrance.
Burial: Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France [The Vimy Memorial honors all of the Canadian WWI dead. The names inscribed on the memorial, including that of Private John Howard Lightfoot, represent the more than 11,000 Canadian soldiers who were listed as "missing, presumed dead" in France. His name, and that of his brother Charles Murray Lightfoot, are also recorded on page 449 of the Canadian Book of Remembrance.
Next of Kin: John K. Lightfoot, father, 10011 Elk Ave., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: The Lightfoot family lost two sons in WWI, brothers who died 26 days apart in September, 1918.
Father: John Kuhn Lightfoot (1861-1932), born Pennsylvania of ancesters who lived in Pennsylvania since at least the early 1800's; occupations included Pattern Maker and Foundry Moulder; buried Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Mother: Elmira Phoebe Simons Lightfoot (1866-1956), born Pennsylvania of ancestors who lived in Bedford County, PA since at least the 1700's, a great-grandfather served in the Revolutionary War with General George Washington at Valley Forge [as per a notation on findagrave.com], had at least 5 children, buried Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Siblings: See Sibling List at left, which may be incomplete.
10011 Elk Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, address given on WWI draft registration
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