On March 30, 1927, at St. Cuthbert’s Church, a seat was dedicated in memory of Private William Ewart Mawson, who died in the First World War. The seat was dedicated by William’s brother T. R. Mawson.
William was born on October 7, 1885, in St. Bees, Cumberland, England, son of Jane Mawson. He was an accountant in Toronto, Ontario, when he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on July 7, 1915, and was placed in the 58th Battalion. On June 10, 1916, he was killed in action at Mount Sorrel.