McKEE, JOHN ALBERT Pte.. Reg. # 2161395

John was the son of Thomas Henry McKee and Margret Ellen (Tennant). He was born Dec. 25, 1898 in Restoule.  The family remained in Patterson Twp. In 1911, but the name was spelled McKey in the census.

John married Della (Matzenckezhik) Deschamps on July 28, 1926 in Algoma. They had seven children.

In his Discharge papers, John was identified as having served with Canadian Engineers and as having enlisted on February 1, 1918. He is identified as having served in England.