His story
John Moss was a Toronto manager living at 16 Radford Avenue, the address also given for his mother Margaret. His Military Service Act form describes him as single, records birth at Toronto on 27 March 1887, and notes five years with the 48th Highlanders. His call-up was dated 1 August 1918. The form does not expand the middle initial used in commemorative records.
He died on 12 October 1918 and was buried at Prospect Cemetery, Toronto. Veterans Affairs Canada names his parents as Walter Wellesley and Margaret Moss. Commemorative records differ in their unit descriptions: some associate him with the Canadian Army Veterinary Corps, while Veterans Affairs Canada lists Canadian Infantry, Remount Squadron.
Before the war
- Nationality
- Canadian service
- Date of birth
- 27 March 1887
- Place of birth
- Toronto, Ontario
- Occupation
- Manager
- Residence recorded
- 16 Radford Avenue, Toronto
- Family
- Mother: Margaret Moss, 16 Radford Avenue, Toronto; parents Walter Wellesley and Margaret Moss in official memorial
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- 338641
- Corps or service
- Canadian Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- Remount Squadron (Veterans Affairs Canada; corps attribution differs between records)
- Enlistment or entry recorded
- Military Service Act call-up paperwork, 1 August 1918 at Toronto
- Earlier service
- Five years with the 48th Highlanders
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 12 October 1918
- Age
- 31
- Cemetery or memorial
- Prospect Cemetery, Toronto
- Grave reference
- Section 12, Lot 716
Sources and further reading
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “John M. Moss”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/john_m_moss/.
Contribute information
Can you identify dated transfer or embarkation documents for Moss? They are needed to resolve the differing corps descriptions and any overseas service.