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Military service
Service number:
643981
Age:
30
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Division:
116TH Bn.
Birth:
April 25, 1889
Death:
August 8, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
A. 39.
Additional information
Son of Ruth Anna Dougherty Williams, of 1,222, North Armstrong St., Kokomo, Indiana, U.S.A., and the late Joseph Williams. Born at Beeton, Ontario.
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Newspaper Clipping
newpaper picture from the Orillia Times, 12 Sept. 1918 -
Newspaper clipping
nespwper article from the Orillia Times, 5 SEPT. 1918 -
Cenotaph
Private William John Williams is also commemorated on the WWI cenotaph in Orillia, ON … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cenotaph
Private William John Williams is also commemorated on the WWI cenotaph in Orillia, ON … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Private William John Williams
Digital gallery of
Private William John Williams
Digital gallery of
Private William John Williams
Digital gallery of
Private William John Williams
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 523 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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