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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
BRYANS, John Elwood - Funeral service for John E. Bryans, 82, 745 Martin ave., who died Thursday in Academy Road annex hospital, will be held Saturday at 4 p.m. Burial will be in the military plot of Elmwood cemetery. Rev. E. E. Baskier, will officiate. (The Winnipeg Tribune 25 Oct 1946)
John Bryans enlisted in the C.E.F during the First World War on 20 Sep 1915. He served in the 3rd Division Supply Column. He was discharged as Medically Unfit on 06 Apr 1916. He then joined the RNCVR in Oct 1917 and served until Dec 1918.
John's headstone says he served in the RCNVR, but this is incorrect. He service in the Navy was in the RNCVR. This was a common error when sailors who served in the first world war died after 1923 due to the RNCVR being disbanded in 1923 and the RCNVR being stood up.
Ships served in: * Enlisted in the RNCVR 01 Oct 1917 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 01 Oct 1917 CD 14 - Drafted to CD-14 01 Feb 1918 HMCS NIOBE - Drafted to NIOBE 01 Nov 1918 * Demobilized 22 Dec 1918
Service file for John Elwood Bryans Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Headstone for John Bryans in the Elmwood Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Source: Find-a-Grave
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