India Select Births and Baptisms
Mandalay, Bengal, India, baptism May 8 1896
John Dixie Kiernander, born October 17 1887, baptism age 8,
William Dixie Kiernander, born March 21 1890, baptism age 6
Charles Dixie Kiernander, born January 13 1896, age 0
father Archibald Dixie Kiernander, mother Edith

In the October to December 1909 marriage index
John Dixie Kiernander and Constance Muriel Thorp, Kensington, London, volume 1a, page 384

In the 1911 census 2 Fieldhouse Row, Balham SW, Clapham, Wandsworth, London
Head John Dixie Kiernander, age 24, bar student, born Mandalay, Burma
Wife Constance Muriel Kiernander, age 28, married 1 year, 1 child born alive, born Leicester, Leicestershire
Son Archibald J. D. Kiernander, age 11 months, born Fulham, London
Brother William Dixie Kiernander, age 21, single, medical student, born Mandalay, Burma

Canada Incoming Passenger Lists
Departed Le Harve, France, on the Ionian, arrived Quebec, Canada, June 4 1913
John D. Kiernander, age 25, married, born Burma, destination Vancouver, British Columbia, occupation in country you came from Bar Student, intended occupation in Canada farming, , had been in Canada before as a L[Law?] pupil, 3 months in 1906, religion Church of England

Canada WWI Canadian Expeditionary Personnel Files
Private, John Dixie Kiernander, Regimental Number 422987
Born Mandalay, Burma, India October 17 1887
Trade: School Teacher
Former Trade Law Student
Not married [?], single[?]
[Later he lists his wife Contance M. Kiernander, 46 Holmwood Road, Brixton Hill, London SW. A marriage certificate was produce November 3 1915]]
Served in any Military Force?: Hampshire Carbineers Yeomanry
Next of kin: father Mr. A. D. Kiernander of 72 Street Civil Lines, Mandalay, India
Enlisted May 8, 1915, Brandon, Manitoba
45th (Winnipeg) Battalion C.E.F
tranferred 107th (Winnipeg) Battalion Canadian Infantry April 11 1917
Unit sailed March 13 1916
Acting Lance Corporal May 26 1915
confirmed Lance Corporal May 26 1915
Sailed from Halifax SS Baltic April 1 1916
Theatre of War France March 22 1917
6th General Hospital Rouen October 30 1917
Princess Club Hospital, Bermondsey November 11 1917
Canadian Convalscent Bromley Dececember 5 1917
5th Canadian General Liverpool February 8 1918
Diagnosis Shell Gas
Invalidid to Canada March 11 1918
Disembarked to Canada HS Araguaya March 11 1918
His Address 3535 Spence Street Winnipeg, Manitoba
His address changed later to 432 London Street Wesrt, Windsor, Ontario
Discharged April 3rd 1918, medically unfit
[Note the 107th Battalion was renamed 107th Canadian Pioneer Battalion. At Vimy Ridge (April 9 to 14 1917) it was part of the 1st Canadian Divisional Engineers commanded by Lt. Col. Alexander Macphail, which were part of the 1st Canadian Division commanded by Maj.-Gen. Arthur Currie, which was part of the Canadian Corps under Lt-Gen Sir Julian Byng]
[It would seem J. D. Kiernander was gassed during the Second Battle of Passchendale which was the culminating attack during the Third Battle of Ypres.]

Michegan, Marriage Records
Marriage Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan
December 31 1924
John D. Kiernander, age 37, residence Detroit, born India, Salesman, father Archibald Kiernander, mother Edith Campbell, no previous marriages [?] and
Wave H. Cooper, age 18, residence Port Huron, born Michegan, father Oliver Cooper, mother Helen B. [last name not known], no previous marriages
in the presence of Helen I. Blatchley and Morris D. Blatchley both of Liberty, New York

1940 US Census
27 South Salford Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lodger John D. Kiernander, age 52, single [?], born England [actually Burma], same city in 1935, no occupation stated

Pennsylvania Death Certificates
John Kiernander died February 27 1955, PhiladelphiaGeneral Hospital, length of stay 60 days
Usual Address 29 South Salford Street, Philadelphia
Usual Occupation ticket taker, theatre
Born 1886 Canada [should be Burma]
Father’s name unknown, mother’s name unknown