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Private William Dickinson

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1893-08-02
Place of birth: Bealings Suffolk England
Next of kin: Mrs. Sophia Dickinson (mother), Bealings (near Woodbridge), Suffolk, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address: Thornloe, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1967-03-06

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 649434
Highest Rank: Private
Rank detail
  1. Private (Army). 1918-08-22 ?
  2. Private (Army). 1918-06-07 to 1918-08-21
  3. Private (Army). 1918-02-15 to 1918-06-06
  4. Private (Army). 1917-11-03 to 1918-02-14
  5. Private (Army). 1917-06-16 to 1917-11-02
  6. Private (Army). 1917-01-30 to 1917-06-16
  7. Private (Army). 1916-06-12 to 1917-01-29
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards

Good Conduct Badge
Date of award: 1918-06-12

British War Medal

Victory Medal

War Service Badge Class A

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 354953
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B2513-S026
Uploader's Notes:

Wounded 27 October 1917.

Active Militia Unit: 97th Regiment

Uploader's Research notes:

Source: The 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1914 - 1919 (1926, Captain S.G.Bennett) http://contentdm.ucalgary.ca/u?/cmh,39960

http://www.4cmr.com/index.htm War Diaries

http://www.cefresearch.com/matrix/index.html Nominal Rolls

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 159th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 1st Central Ontario Regimental Depot On Command to 2nd CCD April 30, 1918 Private Army Canadian Infantry 2nd Central Ontario Regimental Depot On Command to 1st CCD January 14 - 28, 1918 Private Army Canadian Infantry 8th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 4th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 4th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles Victory Medal Good Conduct Badge War Service Badge Class A British War Medal ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2008-10-29
Last modified: 2021-02-27