Regimental Number: 102685
Rank: Corporal
Branch: 102nd Battalion
William was born in Liverpool, England on May 28, 1888. It is unknown when he first came to Canada, but he was living in Victoria at the time of his enlistment in September of 1915. William suffered from shrapnel wounds to his neck in November of 1917. In 1920, he filed on the northern half of 4-72-2-W6, though he canceled both quarters. A present address card in William’s military service file indicates that he was living in Glen Leslie in 1922. He died on August 3, 1965.