| NAME & RANK | John Coan Private |
| D.O.B. | 1881 Sherburn in Elmet |
| DATE ENLISTED | 1904 |
| PLACE ENLISTED | Leeds then London |
| ARMY No. | 5189 |
| ATTESTATION No. | 18074D |
| REGIMENT | Scots Guards |
| BATTALION | 2nd Battalion |
| WHERE SERVED | Belgium. 1 month, discharged unfit for service 24/12/1914 |
| BATTLES | |
| DECORATIONS | |
| WOUNDS | Died of Tuberclelung |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Newthorpe |
| WHERE BURIED | |
| OCCUPATION BEFORE WAR | Lime Quarry labourer |
| MARRAGE PLACE & DATE | Aberford Catholic Church 27/11/1913 |
| WIFE NAME | Emily Whittaker |
| CHILDREN | Mary Coan b. 23/3/1914 |
| ADDRESS | Newthorpe |
| PARENTS NAMES | F. John
M. Mary Martan |
| PARENTS ADDRESS | Sherburn |