Captain
John
Donald
Glover
Born in Mara (Gamebridge), Ontario, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of William George Glover
and Flora McDougall
Brother of
James Glover, Mary Ann (Glover) Furniss, Elizabeth Jane Glover, Virtue C. Glover, Florence Minnie (Glover) McLean, Frederick William Glover, George Walter Glover and Sophia May (Glover) Kirkland
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 26
[location unknown]
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Biography
Capt John Donald Glover 1889 - 23/04/1915 Born in Mara, (Gamebridge), in 1889, a son of William Glover & Mary McRae. When the war broke out, John was living in Sudbury, working for the Cochrane Company, he was Captain of the 97th, previously he had been a drill instructor for the 48th Highlanders. He enlisted on 04/08/1914, the very day the war was declared, and was made Adjutant of the 4th(Can. Mounted Rifles, Central Ontario) Bn, part of the first contingent. John was KiA at Langemarck, the 4th Bn attempted to gain control of Mauser Ridge, in the Second Battle of Ypres. A family marker in the Gamebridge Cemetery, honours his sacrifice for Canada. His name is listed on the Mara Cenotaph, located in front of the Brechin Legion, 4th Concession, Brechin. Capt Glover was mentioned in dispatches. for the Ramara Historical Society
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