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Private William Ewart Mawson

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1885-10-07
Place of birth: St. Bees Cumberland England
Next of kin: Jane Mawson, mother. Flatt House, St. Bees, Cumberland, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Accountant
Occupation (normalized): Accountant, General
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1916-06-10
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 135780
Highest Rank: Private (58th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 58th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-06-06 to 1916-06-10
  2. Corporal (Army). 1916-06-05 to 1916-06-06
  3. Lance Corporal (Army). 1915-11-04 to 1916-06-05
  4. Lance Corporal (Army). 1915-09-15 to 1915-11-04
  5. Private (Army). 1915-07-27 to 1915-09-15
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Priory of St. Mary and St. Bega, St. Bees, Cumberland, England

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 1594538
LAC ID: 192518
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B6060-S011
Uploader's Notes:

Son of William Mawson and Jane Mawson (nee Williamson) of Flatt House, St. Bees, Cumberland, England; younger brother of Thomas Rawling Mawson (Service No. 193510)

Date of Birth declared on Attestation papers was October 7, 1888 but birth record confirms the correct Date of Birth was October 7, 1885

This young man was assigned as a reinforcement to the 58th Battalion on June 6, 1916 and arrived at the front June 9, 1916. He was killed in action on June 10, 1916 at Sanctuary Wood less than one day after arriving at the front. However, he was not reported as a casualty by the Battalion until July 7th. There is no information in his service file to explain why he was missing for a month before being reported KIA. According to a newspaper article in the Toronto Telegram in August 1916, he had only been in the trenches about 2 hours before being KIA

Uploader's Research notes: 74th Battalion 1st Reinforcing Draft Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 74th Battalion Lance-Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 74th Battalion Lance-Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 36th Reserve Battalion Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 36th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 58th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-01-24