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Jesse Porter

Jesse Porter
Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
739261
Unit at enlistment: 
114th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
Yes
Cemetery: 
Ohsweken Pentecostal Church Cemetery, Six Nations, Ontario
Commemorated at: 
S.S. No. 2 Roll of Honour, Ohsweken
Birth country: 
Canada
Birth county: 
Brant
Birth city: 
Six Nations, Tuscarora Township, Ontario
Address at enlistment: 
Six Nations, Ohsweken, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
Six Nations, Ohsweken, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Labourer
Religious denominations: 
Baptist
Marital status: 
Single
Age at enlistment: 
19

Letters and documents

BX April 5, 1979

Jesse Porter

PORTER – At the West Haldimand General Hospital, Hagersville on Thursday, April 5, 1979, Jesse Porter of Ohsweken, in his 84th year. Mr. Porter was a veteran of the First World War with overseas duty; beloved husband of Lillie Johnson; loving father of Roy (Della), Mrs. Carson (Betty) Martin, Mrs. Fred (Blanche) Hill, Mrs. Frank (Marjorie) Hill, Maynard, James, Arthur and Mrs. Paul (Elda) Hill, all of Ohsweken, predeceased by one daughter, Eleanor, and one son, Paul; brother of Hardy, Titus (Doc) and James, all of Ohsweken; also survived by 43 grandchildren. Resting at the Styres Funeral Home, Ohsweken. Funeral service Sunday, 2 p.m. at the Six Nations Pentecostal Tabernacle, Ohsweken. (Casket will remain open from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday at the church). Interment in adjoining Cemetery. Evening prayers Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Pastor D. Butler officiating.

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