John McMutrie was born in Manchester, England, on July 3, 1875, the son of William Arnold McMutrie, of Salford, Lancashire, England. John enlisted November 2, 1914 in Sarnia. At the time, he recorded that he had 3 years prior militia experience, that his occupation was a labourer, and that he was single. He became a member of the Army, Canadian Infantry, Western Ontario Regiment, 18th Battalion, with the rank of Private. On October 3, 1916, John McMutrie would lose his life while fighting during the Battle of the Somme, France. John McMutrie would officially be listed as, Killed in Action. Trenches at Courcelette. Forty-one year old John McMutrie has no known grave. He is memorialized on the Vimy Memorial, Pas de Calais, France.
SOURCES: A, B, C, D, E, F, L, N, 2C, 2D, 2G