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Private William Lywnn Searle

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1894-07-29
Place of birth: London England
Next of kin: Kate Searle, mother. 80 Hamilton Street, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Carpenter
Occupation (normalized): Carpenter, General
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 410882
Highest Rank: Private (38th Battalion)
Rank detail

Private, 38th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-05-28 to 1917-04-09

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1575571
LAC ID: 220235
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B8754-S045
Uploader's Notes:

Son of William Thomas Searle and Kate Searle of 138 Ivy Avenue, Toronto, Ontario; older brother of Maurice Arthur Searle (Service No. 769422)

MOTHER HAD PRESENTIMENT
In a Dream Mrs. Searle Heard Voice of Wounded Son.

On the day that Pte. Wm. Lyon [Lywnn] Searle landed in England, his mother left for Canada. She had not seen him for four years. Now he is reported missing since April 9 [1917]. On the day he entered Bramshott Camp, his brother, Pte. Morris. [Maurice] A. Searle, left for France. Now Morris is reported wounded. No particulars in either case have reached the mother from Ottawa; possibly they have gone to her former address in England. But in the dead of night two weeks ago. there came an intimation to her, "Come and kiss me, mother," she heard Morris say; and she has been ever since expecting the ill news which the Star brought her today. Both boys have been in Canada for years. Morris was 18. William 19 years of age. The former worked for the T. Eaton Company, the latter for the Wm. Davies Co. Morris went overseas last August. William went after training in Bermuda with a Lindsay battalion.

Source: Toronto Star - June 18th, 1917

Uploader's Research notes: 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 38th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-03-15