This page requires javascript.

Gunner William Hieland McSpadden

View Attestation Images [2]Attestation record: William Hieland McSpadden Attestation record: William Hieland McSpadden
top

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1891-02-02
Place of birth: Toronto Ontario Canada
Next of kin: His sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Margaret Wright, of Colorado Springs, Colorado was listed.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Accountant
Occupation (normalized): Accountant, General
Address: His address in Calgary was 827 – 13th Avenue W, Calgary
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-10-22
Cause of death: Died of wounds

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 883647
Highest Rank: Gunner
Rank detail

Gunner (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 304767
LAC ID: 133142
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B7211-S008
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Maj. William McSpadden, C.M.P., and Mary Hancock McSpadden, of Calgary, Alberta.

McSpadden's photograph appeared in the Sports section of the Calgary Herald on 31 October 1917: Link to image

This note was published in the above newspaper notice:

Gunner Hiely McSpadden / Star basketball player and leading batter in the city baseball league during his last season here, who was killed in action at the front on Oct. 22.

Along with this report:

Gunner McSpadden was held in high esteem by a wide circle of friends, and his work on the baseball diamond and in basketball games was always followed with the greatest of interest. He was a good, clean, manly sport, and his loss will be keenly felt. The sympathy of the sport fans of this city goes out to Lieut. McSpadden, wo is left to mourn the demise of his gallant son.

Uploader's Research notes: [Gunner Army Canadian Artillery 14th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-01