Notes A birth record was found for John Richard Aaron: Year of Registration: 1895; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: West Derby; County: Lancashire; Volume: 8b; Page: 434.
A death record was found for his father, William John Aaron: Year of Registration: 1908; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Age at Death: 47; District: West Derby; County: Lancashire; Volume: 8b; Page: 272.
On March 9, 1911, the manifest of the ship Sicilian shows him to be 4 foot 6 inches; dark complexion; black hair; and brown eyes. He is shown to be in good health without deformities.
On August 21, 1915, at Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, John Richard Aaron, 20, joined the Canadian armed forces (Army; Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment); 87th Battalion). John stated that he was born in Liverpool, England; that his date of birth was June 8, 1895; that he was single; that he was a labourer; and that his next of kin was his mother, Emily Aaron, who resided at No. 2, Priory Mount, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. He was described as 5 foot 2-1/2 inches in height; dark complexion; brown eyes and brown hair. He was a Methodist by faith.
John Richard Aaron died April 9, 1917 at the Battle of Vimy Ridge. He was remembered as the son of William John and Emily Aaron, of 34 Upper High St., Everton, Liverpool, England and commemorated on Page 189 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
He is buried at the VIMY MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. A tribute to John Richard Aaron was included in the 1919 special edition "Our Heroes in the Great War" compiled by J. H. De Wolfe, Patriotic Publishing Co., Ottawa.