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Private William Rapheal Dillon

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1896-05-29
Place of birth: Lyndon WIsconsin U.S.A.
Next of kin: Mary Dillon (mother,) Wolseley, Saskatchewan
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address: Wolseley, Saskatchewan
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 907724
Highest Rank: Private (102nd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 102nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private (Army). 1916-04-08 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack at Vimy Ridge

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 618509
LAC ID: 355462
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B2521-S035
Uploader's Notes: Son of John F. Dillon of Wolseley, Saskatchewan.
Uploader's Research notes:

Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial

Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 195th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 102nd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-07-13