Private John Crook Eccles

John Eccles was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. He immigrated to Canada and worked as a clerk. He was single and 21 years of age when he enlisted with the 125^th Battalion in Paris.

He was a member of the 10^th Platoon that embarked aboard the S.S Scandinavia on February 12, 1916. The 9^th and 10^th Platoons were the first contingent of soldiers from Paris, nearly 100 men, to go overseas. He would have been transferred to another battalion after arriving in England, but we know nothing more of his military service during the war except that he survived it.