John Edward French (b. 1876)
	
John French was a carpenter in Whitehorse from 1909 to at least 1912.((Rasmussen Library, //Alaska Yukon Gazetteers 1901 to 1912// index.)) He was working as a carpenter in Whitehorse in October 1916 when he enlisted to serve in the First World War.((Library and Archives Canada, Attestation Paper. WWI Reg. #2004534. 11 October 1916 in Whitehorse.)) He was recruited by Captain George Black and was in England by 17 August 1917.((//Dawson Daily News// (Dawson), 17 August 1917.))