Citation(s);
Military service
Service number:
766459
Age:
31
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
3rd Bn.
Birth:
April 30, 1886
Ivergordon, Ross-shire, Scotland
Enlistment:
November 22, 1915
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
November 6, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30
Additional information
Son of Andrew and Isabel J. Munro, of Toronto, Ontario. Husband of Sarah Macready, of Toronto.
Digital gallery of Sergeant William Alexander Munro
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Photo of William Munro
In training, Niagara-on-the-Lake -
Newspaper Clipping
From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Inscription on Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial
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Family photo
William Alexander, his wife, Sarah, and son, Ian -
Official citation
Official citation describing "conspicuous gallantry" resulting in the award of the Military Medal for bravery in the field. -
Newspaper Clipping
In honoured memory. -
Memorial
The War Memorial in Invergordon, Scotland that displays Sergeant William Alexander Munro's name. Image taken 6 July 2017 by Tom Tulloch. -
Inscription
Inscription on the War Memorial in Invergordon, Scotland showing Sergeant William Alexander Munro's name. Image taken 6 July 2017 by Tom Tulloch. -
War Memorial
Inscription on War Memorial at Invergordon, Scotland. Image taken 6 July 2017 by Tom Tulloch. -
Memorial
Inscription on the Menin Gate … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Aura Lee Club Toronto -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram November 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram November 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Alexander Munro
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Alexander Munro
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Alexander Munro
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Alexander Munro
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Alexander Munro
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Alexander Munro
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Alexander Munro
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Alexander Munro
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Alexander Munro
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 299 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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