Private
Vanatter, John Wilbert
Unit
52nd Canadian Infantry Battalion (New Ontario)
Branch
Infantry
Service Component
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Service Number
690249
birth
1884/11/19
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
death
1917/04/17
Lapugnoy, France
grave
Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, France
Gender
Male
John Wilbert Vanatter was born in Hamilton, Ontario, on 19 November 1884.
A telegraph operator, Vanatter enlisted in the 173rd Canadian Infantry Battalion in his hometown on 16 February 1916. He was later transferred to the 52nd Canadian Infantry Battalion (New Ontario).
On 17 April 1917, Vanatter died of multiple gunshot wounds at No. 18 Casualty Clearing Station, in Lapugnoy, France.
John Wilbert Vanatter is buried in Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, in France.
