CAISTER, John Ross (Jack)
English Royal Navy
Seaman
Born: August 20th 1895, East Zorra Township
Died: November 14th 1977, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Buried: McTavish Cemetery, South Easthope Twp.
Attended: S.S. #8, East Zorra
After School: Received his Marine Engineer's License in 1915; worked several years on the ferries across the Detroit River on the boats plying the Great Lakes
Trained: On ships transporting cargo across the Atlantic
Served: England; ships crossing the Atlantic
After the War: Machine shops; worked for Duro Oil Co. [became the Tulsa in 1947]; During World War he was a Supervisor of an American ammunition plant
Family: Parents - Edwin and Margaret [Ross] Caister
Siblings - Beverly, Helen, Marguerite, Wallace
Comments: A U.S. citizen for 50 years; worked for Tulsa Oil until he was 80 years old